Just a question to some of the techies out there. Using Windows 7 with a 3rd party firewall/anti-virus, should one shut-off the windows firewall to avoid conflict/redundancy, or is it best to leave it running?...perhaps it's a case by case scenario. Well, any thoughts are appreciated...
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I never use a firewall on my windows host...or my linux host for that matter. Just enable it on your router and don't use IE or outlook and you'll be fine -
A hardware firewall is better, but if you plan to run a 3rd party firewall, you should disable Windows Firewall.[url=http://www.enjin.com/bf3-signature-generator][img]http://sigs.enjin.com/sig-bf3/1fad512dc784c11c.png[/img][/url]Comment
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Firewalls are about as useful as a soccer referee in a rugby match.Comment
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To answer your question, turn off the windows firewall.
The use of two firewalls can cause some serious overhead and potential conflicts making it very difficult to troubleshoot connection problems.
Normally a combination virus scanner/firewall or standalone firewall will disable your windows firewall when it installs.[IMG]http://thepebkac.net/images/sigs/Outdoors_sig.jpg[/IMG]
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