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    Make Vista Firewall more like ZoneAlarm?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Mobil1, Oct 20, 2007.

  1. Mobil1

    Mobil1 Notebook Guru

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    Do a lot of people really consider it annoying ZoneAlarm's bit of instantly popping up a confirmation box whenever a new program attempts to access the network or internet? I've always liked that feature! Is it true Vista's built-in firewall has a similiar feature that can be enabled? I've always used ZA in XP and I'm currently using it now in Vista with no probs, but running one less 3rd party app for functionality that Vista now provides would be a plus!
     
    Mobil1, Oct 20, 2007
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  2. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Vista's firewall only monitors incoming, not outgoing, so it's not possible. Just download ZA and disable the Vista firewall.
     
    Lithus, Oct 20, 2007
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  3. Fade To Black

    Fade To Black The Bad Ass

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    It can do it for outgoing too, but it's very difficult to set up.
     
    Fade To Black, Oct 20, 2007
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  4. rezpower

    rezpower Notebook Consultant

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    very easy :)
    just use this:
    Code: 
    http://www.download.com/VistaFirewallControl/3000-10435_4-10727957.html
     
    rezpower, Oct 25, 2007
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  5. Fade To Black

    Fade To Black The Bad Ass

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    You don't get it. It can do outbound traffic restriction by itself.
     
    Fade To Black, Oct 25, 2007
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