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Posted 24 November 2011 - 06:06 AM

Hi im running "onlinearmor firewall" ive been told to switch off "windows firewall" is this true as running two firewalls is not a good idea

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Posted 24 November 2011 - 09:01 AM

Yes.
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Posted 24 November 2011 - 09:01 AM

You only need to run one firewall at a time. Using more than one can cause conflicts between the two firewalls. Computer performance could be affected.

You don't get any more protection by using two.

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Posted 24 November 2011 - 12:03 PM

Ok thanks how do i make sure windows firewall is off

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Posted 24 November 2011 - 12:32 PM

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Turn-Windows-Firewall-on-or-off
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Posted 24 November 2011 - 12:56 PM

Thanks all done.

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