Firewall

BEDO · 09-22-2008, 03:47 PM

Vista Basic
I have just downloaded Comodo Pro, it seems to have slowed up my Fujitsu Siemens laptop. Anyone know if this is normal behavour?
I was using the Windows fire wall, but was worried as it was only one way, so thought I should use something else.

Ron.

**koala** · 09-22-2008, 08:15 PM

Some people find that software firewalls, as oposed to hardware/router firewalls, can slow down their computers. I've never noticed this though. Tweaking the settings usually helps. Have you made any changes in the Comodo options?

btw, the Vista firewall has improved on the old XP firewall. It now monitors traffic in and out, but I would still go with Comodo.

BEDO · 09-23-2008, 03:25 AM

Many thanks for the post.
I had a look in firewall general settings 'Safe mode' is the default, which I left.
Alerts were on 'low', again I left as it was.

Ron.

qbawl · 09-23-2008, 03:34 AM

Comodo takes a while to "learn" your settings and preferences. Give it a few days at least, and I think you'll find that it's a great app, thought, in the beginning CAN be annoying. IMO, it's worth the short learning periods. You may also need to adjust your "Defense" settings. If too high, it can be a PITA.

BEDO · 09-23-2008, 04:33 AM

qbawl...thanks for the comments.
I take your point re allowing Comodo to get used to my surfing, I remember years ago getting used to Zone Alarm, that was a real pest start with.
I will as you suggest give it a few days, it seems to be getting better even today, my concern was I didn't want to have introduced a resource hog.
I understand Comodo has a good name that is why I thought I would try it.
Apart from Active Process Lists and Trusted Software Vendoers, the others in 'Defence' are greyed out.
Once again thanks for the comments.

Ron.

**koala** · 09-23-2008, 08:23 AM

Training Mode is the default, so no problems there. As qbawl says, it will take a week or two for Comodo to learn what's safe to allow. After that, you won't even notice it's there.

Right-click the systray icon and set Defense & Security Level to 'disabled' to see if this improves things (just a temporary measure to see the effect). It could be that you already have other security software installed doing the same job, making this feature of Comodo unnecessary and possibly wasteful of resources.

When your computer feels slow, press Ctrl-Alt-Del to open the Task Manager, click the Processes tab and double click the CPU and Mem Usage column headers to re-order the list. This will give you some indication as to whether Comodo or some other process is responsible for the lag.

BEDO · 09-23-2008, 10:47 AM

Thanks for the post koala, would (CMDagent.exe) be Comodo?
It's the only thing there that remotely looks like Comodo ie CMD short for Comodo.
I notice AVG takes a fair whack 52,100K as I write this and ieexplore.exe 92,296K I must say puter doesn't seem so slow today, perhaps I was crying before I was hurt.

BEDO · 09-23-2008, 12:13 PM

The figures I gave in my last post were for my Desktop running XP3
I have discovered the Comodo .exe is cssurf and that reads 3,668.K

The Laptop runnig Vista comodo is 800K and AVG is 988K

Seems a big difference between XP3 and Vista basic.

Ron.

DazH · 09-24-2008, 12:16 AM

This is probably obvious but check windows firewall is turned off and your not running two Firewalls, comodo didn't turn it off for me it took a week to notice it .....

try here to find what the processes are http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/rthdcpl/

BEDO · 09-24-2008, 02:20 AM

DazH Thanks for the link.
Yes, Windows firewall is off. I always download to desktop then go off line and switch Firewall off before installing any anti virus or firewalls.
But a good point, and just as well to mention it.

09-22-2008, 03:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
BEDO Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 106 OS: XP3 & Vista	Firewall Vista Basic I have just downloaded Comodo Pro, it seems to have slowed up my Fujitsu Siemens laptop. Anyone know if this is normal behavour? I was using the Windows fire wall, but was worried as it was only one way, so thought I should use something else. Ron. __________________ Does have Senior Moments!

09-22-2008, 08:15 PM	#2 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,317 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: Firewall Some people find that software firewalls, as oposed to hardware/router firewalls, can slow down their computers. I've never noticed this though. Tweaking the settings usually helps. Have you made any changes in the Comodo options? btw, the Vista firewall has improved on the old XP firewall. It now monitors traffic in and out, but I would still go with Comodo. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

09-23-2008, 03:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
BEDO Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 106 OS: XP3 & Vista	Re: Firewall Many thanks for the post. I had a look in firewall general settings 'Safe mode' is the default, which I left. Alerts were on 'low', again I left as it was. Ron. __________________ Does have Senior Moments!

09-23-2008, 03:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
qbawl Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 435 OS: OSX/Linux/XP	Re: Firewall Comodo takes a while to "learn" your settings and preferences. Give it a few days at least, and I think you'll find that it's a great app, thought, in the beginning CAN be annoying. IMO, it's worth the short learning periods. You may also need to adjust your "Defense" settings. If too high, it can be a PITA.

09-23-2008, 04:33 AM	#5 (permalink)
BEDO Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 106 OS: XP3 & Vista	Re: Firewall qbawl...thanks for the comments. I take your point re allowing Comodo to get used to my surfing, I remember years ago getting used to Zone Alarm, that was a real pest start with. I will as you suggest give it a few days, it seems to be getting better even today, my concern was I didn't want to have introduced a resource hog. I understand Comodo has a good name that is why I thought I would try it. Apart from Active Process Lists and Trusted Software Vendoers, the others in 'Defence' are greyed out. Once again thanks for the comments. Ron. __________________ Does have Senior Moments!

09-23-2008, 08:23 AM	#6 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,317 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: Firewall Training Mode is the default, so no problems there. As qbawl says, it will take a week or two for Comodo to learn what's safe to allow. After that, you won't even notice it's there. Right-click the systray icon and set Defense & Security Level to 'disabled' to see if this improves things (just a temporary measure to see the effect). It could be that you already have other security software installed doing the same job, making this feature of Comodo unnecessary and possibly wasteful of resources. When your computer feels slow, press Ctrl-Alt-Del to open the Task Manager, click the Processes tab and double click the CPU and Mem Usage column headers to re-order the list. This will give you some indication as to whether Comodo or some other process is responsible for the lag. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

09-23-2008, 10:47 AM	#7 (permalink)
BEDO Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 106 OS: XP3 & Vista	Re: Firewall Thanks for the post koala, would (CMDagent.exe) be Comodo? It's the only thing there that remotely looks like Comodo ie CMD short for Comodo. I notice AVG takes a fair whack 52,100K as I write this and ieexplore.exe 92,296K I must say puter doesn't seem so slow today, perhaps I was crying before I was hurt. __________________ Does have Senior Moments!

09-23-2008, 12:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
BEDO Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 106 OS: XP3 & Vista	Re: Firewall The figures I gave in my last post were for my Desktop running XP3 I have discovered the Comodo .exe is cssurf and that reads 3,668.K The Laptop runnig Vista comodo is 800K and AVG is 988K Seems a big difference between XP3 and Vista basic. Ron. __________________ Does have Senior Moments!

09-24-2008, 12:16 AM	#9 (permalink)
DazH Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: England Posts: 17 OS: Vista home premium sp1	Re: Firewall This is probably obvious but check windows firewall is turned off and your not running two Firewalls, comodo didn't turn it off for me it took a week to notice it ..... try here to find what the processes are http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/rthdcpl/ Last edited by DazH; 09-24-2008 at 12:29 AM.

09-24-2008, 02:20 AM	#10 (permalink)
BEDO Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 106 OS: XP3 & Vista	Re: Firewall DazH Thanks for the link. Yes, Windows firewall is off. I always download to desktop then go off line and switch Firewall off before installing any anti virus or firewalls. But a good point, and just as well to mention it. __________________ Does have Senior Moments!