Hi all,i use XP SP2 and have pc-cillin AV + firewall + wirless router do i need XP's firewall t

Windows XP service pack 2

Wireless router into streemline adsl 2 modem

PC*cillin suite includes firewall ( that is activated)

not sure if i turn on win xp firewall if system will create problems with having 2 firewalls on ( was told wirless router had its own firewall too) thanks so much.

Hi all,i use XP SP2 and have pc-cillin AV + firewall + wirless router do i need XP's firewall turned on too.safari browser

You only need 1 firewall running at a time. If you have more they can conflict. Pick which ever you like the best and turn the others off.

Also the streamline router has a firewall of its own in case you did not know. your dsl provider can help on turning it off.

Hi all,i use XP SP2 and have pc-cillin AV + firewall + wirless router do i need XP's firewall turned on too.ds browser internet explorer

turn it off and stop the firewall service what I do
I will advise to keep only one firewall on, as it can sometimes cause conflict between the two to keep both on.
No, if you've got another firewall XP should turn the built-in firewall off to avoid any clashes.
Only have one firewall and one antivirus program installed.

Anti-spyware/adware/malware are ok to have more of.

So have Windows firewall of as you already have a firewall.

Edit: If your router has a firewall don't matter. That's a hardware firewall - not software.
No, you do not need two firewalls. Usually when you install/ start another firewall, windows firewall is automatically disabled
I agree with having only one antivirus in active (realtime scan) mode, but more than one firewall is a good idea. No well written firewall will cause any problems with another firewall -- that is to say, any firewall that can't be used at the same time as the windows firewall is so buggy that it isn't giving any protection to begin with.
The majority of your responses are correct in that you should only have one software firewall turned on at a time. The comment about defense in depth misinterprets how that is implemented in a computer network. On a network, defense in depth refers to having multiple layers of protection on the network, versus having only a layer at the perimeter. This can involved consecutive hardware firewalls, intrusion detection/prevention systems, network antivirus, antispyware, antispam, protection for separate workgroups on a network, as well as protection at the desktop PC level. While you shouldn't run more than one type of realtime protection in any one category of security software (firewall, antivirus, antispyware) you can augment your protection by running intrusion prevention software on your PC, as well as running a virtual PC and doing most of your work in the virtual PC (with security software installed there as well) instead of on the real PC.