Firewall for Windows XP + 98 + broadband
We recently purchased a new Windows XP PC for home use but kept the old Windows 98 which is perfectly good enough for the kids to use for homework, etc.
I previously ran NIS 2004 on the old 98 PC for dialup internet access but it slowed it down significantly, my subscription runs out in July & it is no longer supported, so I have de-installed it. I am not currently using this PC for internet access at all.
I am still running dialup on the new XP and have been using only the Windows XP firewall so far. I am about to upgrade to broadband and am getting a modem/router so I can share the connection with the old PC as well. I am getting a Dynalink modem/router which has a built-in firewall. I also have AVG anti-virus on this PC.
Is the combination of the Windows XP firewall & the built-in modem/router firewall going to be sufficient? Or should I install an additional firewall product eg Zone Alarm. What about the old 98 PC? There don't seem to be many firewalls around which support Windows 98 (it is original 98, not 98SE), though I did previously run Zone Alarm on this machine (I think 4.5 or 5.5) before I bought NIS 2004.
Thanks for any advice
Liz D
read more and respond »Posted 5 years ago by liz_davidson_nz in Networking Firewalls
