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From: Lars-Erik �sterud on 29 Oct 2007 11:41
I have a P4 2.53 Ghz machine with Win XP Pro XP2.

With ZA 6.5 installed my max network speed is 4050/920 kbps.

If I uninstall or try from a PC w/o ZA I get 4971/962 kbps
(I even get that speed when testing using a WLAN connection).

That is a drop of about 20% in the speed.

Is ZA 6.5 causing this?
Is there anything to about this drop?

Are there other versions of ZA that is better?
Newer or older?

Is any other software firewall better?

PS! I know some of you don't like software firewalls :-)
But if I INSIST on having on, what is the fastest??
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WinXP, Asus P4PE, 2.53GHz, 1GB, MSI 7600GS, SB-Live
From: Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers on 29 Oct 2007 12:07
Lars-Erik �sterud <.@.> wrote:
> With ZA 6.5 installed my max network speed is 4050/920 kbps.
>
> If I uninstall or try from a PC w/o ZA I get 4971/962 kbps
> (I even get that speed when testing using a WLAN connection).
>
> That is a drop of about 20% in the speed.
>
> Is ZA 6.5 causing this?

Obviously.

> Is there anything to about this drop?

Remove ZA.

> Are there other versions of ZA that is better?
> Newer or older?

Probably not.

> Is any other software firewall better?

Some may do slightly better, others may do worse, maybe you can even get
ZA to give better results by tuning the config. However, all of them
will slow down your connection at least to some extent, because they
need to inspect the packets, which requires system resources.

> PS! I know some of you don't like software firewalls :-)
> But if I INSIST on having on, what is the fastest??

If you have Windows XP: the Windows-Firewall.

cu
59cobalt
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"If a software developer ever believes a rootkit is a necessary part of
their architecture they should go back and re-architect their solution."
--Mark Russinovich
From: Sebastian G. on 29 Oct 2007 12:40
Lars-Erik �sterud wrote:

> I have a P4 2.53 Ghz machine with Win XP Pro XP2.
>
> With ZA 6.5 installed my max network speed is 4050/920 kbps.
>
> If I uninstall or try from a PC w/o ZA I get 4971/962 kbps
> (I even get that speed when testing using a WLAN connection).
>
> That is a drop of about 20% in the speed.


Congratulations!

> Is ZA 6.5 causing this?


Well, seems so.

> Is there anything to about this drop?


What should there be about it? Obviously works as expected and designed.


> Are there other versions of ZA that is better?
> Newer or older?
> Is any other software firewall better?


Since the amount of network fuckup is indeterministic, one cannot compare
easily.

> PS! I know some of you don't like software firewalls :-)
> But if I INSIST on having on, what is the fastest??


Hm? I thought your goal was to slow down the network and the computer,
that's what these kind of software is supposed to achieve.
If you want a fast network, you simply shouldn't install network fuckup
software.
From: Lars-Erik �sterud on 29 Oct 2007 14:33
> If you have Windows XP: the Windows-Firewall.

But that can't check outgoing programs?
And won't add anything to the HW FW at all, or?

BTW: Found an even worse network hog. The avast! Web Shield
Turned it off and the speed raised from 4000 to 4600

Still can't understand why my desktop PC maxes at 4600
(even with ALL AV and FW software uninstalled) when my
older slower laptop easily gets 5000. What could it be?
--
Lars-Erik - http://www.osterud.name - ICQ 7297605
From: Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers on 29 Oct 2007 15:26
Lars-Erik �sterud <.@.> wrote:
>> If you have Windows XP: the Windows-Firewall.
>
> But that can't check outgoing programs?

Of course not. That would be pointless anyway.

cu
59cobalt
--
"If a software developer ever believes a rootkit is a necessary part of
their architecture they should go back and re-architect their solution."
--Mark Russinovich
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