ZoneAlarm Settings Help

ZA free version 5.5.094.000 (latest/current) on XP Home and W98SE

Under Firewall Zones there is an entry for the Adapter Subnet that is apparently present by default 192.168.1.102. Also apparently by default it is set to the internet zone. If I understand correctly I was supposed to enter a range of IPs for my local workgroup 192.168.1.100-192.168.1.150 and set it to trusted; I did that. These IPs are assinged by DHCP from my Belkin wireless router which I set to assign starting at 192.168.1.100. Also I set the Belkin to have the IP/gateway address 192.168.1.77.

Why is 192.168.1.102 for the local Adapter set to internet; it's a 3c905? It is possible to change it to trusted. Which is right?

Currently 192.168.1.102 is both set to internet zone by the Adapter Subnet line and by the range line for the local workgroup which is set to trusted. What is the zone for 192.168.1.102 internet or trusted? Does the order a line appears in the zone list make any difference?

So do I need to add a ZA zone entry 192.168.1.77 and set it to the internet zone?

That doesn't look right. Unless you're subnetting for some reason, you can set ZA to puit the entire address space provided by your router's DHCP server into the Trusted zone. The entry for that would look like:

Name IP Address Entry Type Zone

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Home 192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0 Network Trusted Loopback 127.0.0.1 IP Address Trusted

Including the Loopback address solved a couple access problems for me. Your mileage may vary.

Trusted

What's the loopback?

Could someone please address my query as posted.

ZA free version 5.5.094.000 (latest/current) on XP Home and W98SE

Under Firewall Zones there is an entry for the Adapter Subnet that is apparently present by default 192.168.1.102. Also apparently by default it is set to the internet zone. If I understand correctly I was supposed to enter a range of IPs for my local workgroup 192.168.1.100-192.168.1.150 and set it to trusted; I did that. These IPs are assinged by DHCP from my Belkin wireless router which I set to assign starting at 192.168.1.100. Also I set the Belkin to have the IP/gateway address 192.168.1.77.

Why is 192.168.1.102 for the local Adapter set to internet; it's a 3c905? It is possible to change it to trusted. Which is right?

Currently 192.168.1.102 is both set to internet zone by the Adapter Subnet line and by the range line for the local workgroup which is set to trusted. What is the zone for 192.168.1.102 internet or trusted? Does the order a line appears in the zone list make any difference?

So do I need to add a ZA zone entry 192.168.1.77 and set it to the internet zone?

Your original post contained settings and values that make no sense. The settings I showed you should clear up any problems you're having.

The brand or model of your network adapter is unimportant. I've used ZA with several 3Com NICs (including the 3c509).

The loopback address is a local address. It acts like a real network address, but packets sent to it go nowhere except right back to the local network connection - hence loopback.