I used BlackICE until I got my Linksys router. My router protects my
3000 and PCs. I was getting 3-5 attacks a day over my DSL line. BlackICE
works great. It's now on my laptop for when I'm on the road. It is under
$50 and downloadable.

Sohrt, Jeff wrote:

> greg writes:
> <snip>...
>
>> I had expected
>> it not to be visible at all. In fact, I had visited the
>> Shields Up! page
>> <https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2> from this PC, and took
>> comfort in the
>> fact that it told me that my PC was well shielded from prying eyes.
>>
>> Imagine my surprise when I could ping my home IP address from my
>> workstation, and resolve the IP to the correct host name!
>> Tracert (I know,
>
> <rest chopped>
>
> Greg,
> You bring up an interesting OT.
> I have installed the "free" zone alarm which is supposed to make my PC well
> hidden from all the peeks, pokes, and pings of the internet.  Running the
> test web site (which they refer to), provides a report describing the
> "stealthiness" of the attempted inquiries. And all the most potentially
> damaging of ports are reported as "stealth".
>
> But, I am curious nonetheless just how safe it is.
>
> Does anyone else use zone alarm or similar products that they may want to
> comment on as well as your experiences with them?
>
> jds
>
>

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