Firewalls

x_destined_x · **Posted:** February 1st, 2006, 12:50 pm

Sup ppl

I have just changed my firewall from sygate to zone alarm. Before i used sygate, rs was working ok, there werent any lags or glitches, not after i changed it zone alarm it lags hard out.

so i was wondering what firewalls you use and does it make you lag.. PM me ASAP about this, or there wont be any rs for me.

l8ersz peace

Adbot · **Posted:** February 1st, 2006, 12:50 pm

Daniel · **Posted:** February 1st, 2006, 1:19 pm

NO firewalls shoudl make you lag and i dont think many do

Dave · **Posted:** February 1st, 2006, 2:21 pm

I just use the windows firewall and it works fine. I never get anything bad anymore. I also have Norton Anti-Virus 2006 and Microsoft Anti-Spyware Beta, that combination with the windows firewall keeps me computer free of pretty much everything. I haven't had a problem since I started this one.

jrdgames · **Posted:** February 2nd, 2006, 2:57 pm

dont understand your poll but i use zonealarm firewall and i dont lag on f2p or p2p maybe you have some extra proccess running in the background or maybe its something else. what browser are you useing? and whats your full security configureation (what programs aside from zonealarm are you useing to protect your pc)

Shane · **Posted:** February 2nd, 2006, 3:20 pm

If you are behind a router, you should not need a software firewall providing you are not using DMZ. If you are behind a router and want more protection, just use the windows one.

I use zone alarm and don't have any problems. Don't use any norton firewall. They can really hurt performance. Norton AV is ok though. So, either router and windows firewall or just zone alarm(sygate).

That would be your best bet or go back to sygate if you can't fix zone alarm.

CreepyPirate · **Posted:** February 2nd, 2006, 3:53 pm

My pc uses something called Pcguard, hasn't done me wrong so far but mm it came with my isp so im not sure if it's free to download or whatever.

Adbot · **Posted:** February 2nd, 2006, 3:53 pm

Anubis · **Posted:** February 6th, 2006, 4:23 am

I primarily use Zone Alarm, Never made me lag - it might be your internet cache and or cookies taking up a load of memory. Whenever I lagged I just cleared that and it stopped lagging.

Norton AV really p*ssed me off -.- I uninstalled it. lol.

Ranging God · **Posted:** March 3rd, 2006, 10:31 pm

I use ZA. here is what u do.

Go under programm controll and set BOTH settings for medium.
The go to Firewall and for the SECOND one (interent trusted zones ) select medium.

That should fix it = )