[Beach_Babe]

I've had some problems with Zone Alarm also. That firewall works two ways. It took several attempts to get online...ZA wouldn't let me sign on to AOL. And it wouldn't let me post anything of length here at FR. Now I use ZA only when I want to, and close it at other times.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

I've had some problems with Zone Alarm also. That firewall works two ways. It took several attempts to get online...ZA wouldn't let me sign on to AOL. And it wouldn't let me post anything of length here at FR. Now I use ZA only when I want to, and close it at other

I use it and don't have any of the problems you are describing. (But don't use AOL)

[ex-Texan]

I'm running Zone Alarm on one machine and Tiny Personal Firewall (TPF) on the other. TPF is a Computer Associates program and runs great, is less bothersome than ZA and is also a free download.