PeerGuardian problems??

ALZAMAC · 12-24-2005, 05:37 AM

Hey folks!!

i have recently installed zone alarm firewall on my system although it takes a bit of getting used to it does the job.A friend also recommend that i use Peerguardian but i find this a complete nightmare and most of the time i have to disable it to access the web.
Can anyone tell me if i actually need peerguardian or is zone alarm sufficient??
Also if anyone knows how to work P/g effectively can you please give me some pointers??

Thanks!!!

**johnwill** · 12-24-2005, 09:27 AM

This is the first time I've ever heard of Peerguardian, and I can assure you that you don't need it. I'd lose it. I've managed to work for years without it, so it can't be that important.

I see it's a P2P product, which is something that we don't support here in any case.

ALZAMAC · 12-25-2005, 05:59 AM

Thanks John, pardon my ignorance but what is p2p??

**johnwill** · 12-25-2005, 05:25 PM

Peer-to-Peer file sharing.

tgo · 12-27-2005, 03:42 PM

PeerGuardian used to be very good for blocking connections from fake file sites and other agencies when using p2p but after the server was compromised a few months ago and the installers backdoored there has been no updates or support.

Zone Alarm is a full firewall while pg just blocks connection from certain agencies so ZA is a much better choice for what you want.

12-24-2005, 05:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
ALZAMAC Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 8 OS: XP PRO	PeerGuardian problems?? Hey folks!! i have recently installed zone alarm firewall on my system although it takes a bit of getting used to it does the job.A friend also recommend that i use Peerguardian but i find this a complete nightmare and most of the time i have to disable it to access the web. Can anyone tell me if i actually need peerguardian or is zone alarm sufficient?? Also if anyone knows how to work P/g effectively can you please give me some pointers?? Thanks!!!

12-24-2005, 09:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,748 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	This is the first time I've ever heard of Peerguardian, and I can assure you that you don't need it. I'd lose it. I've managed to work for years without it, so it can't be that important. I see it's a P2P product, which is something that we don't support here in any case. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

12-25-2005, 05:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,748 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Peer-to-Peer file sharing. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

12-27-2005, 03:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
tgo Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 185 OS: slackware 10.1	PeerGuardian used to be very good for blocking connections from fake file sites and other agencies when using p2p but after the server was compromised a few months ago and the installers backdoored there has been no updates or support. Zone Alarm is a full firewall while pg just blocks connection from certain agencies so ZA is a much better choice for what you want. __________________ My new homepage:

12-25-2005, 05:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
ALZAMAC Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 8 OS: XP PRO	Thanks John, pardon my ignorance but what is p2p??