Re: Zone Alarm slowed download speed

I'm sure Steven will respond to you directly, so I won't speak for him. But
I echo his comment that the presence of a firewall does not affect the speed
of an internet connection. (Without Zone Alarm's firewall, Windows is using
its own firewall.) Nor does antivirus or anti-spyware filtering, which ZAISS
also has. The speed at which you connect to the internet is determined by
your ISP. (In the case of DSL and dialup, the quality of the telephone line
also affects the connection, and a DSL connection is also affected by your
distance to the nearest DSLAM.)

If you think you're having a problem with your Zone Alarm software, you
should try asking in the Zone Labs User Forum (accessible from the Zone
Alarm web site.)

--
Ted Zieglar
"You can do it if you try."

"Paul Schilter" <paulschilter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:PfidnUM1082oIhHeRVn-qg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> M and D,
> What version of Zone Alarm do you have? I assure you I am not mistaken.
> I'm using, http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/
> & http://reviews.cnet.com/7004-7254_7-0.html for my results. Both
> concur with each other as to the speed with ZA installed and ZA
> uninstalled. I've been trying to figure this out since I upgraded to a
> faster connection speed and didn't see any results. I've installed cat 6
> cables, a gigabit switch and a new gigabit NIC. I've posted questions on
> newsgroups and tweaked all kinds of settings. It just got to be
> something I had to figure out. Ever so often I'd take another run at it.
> Well when I achieved success with removing ZA I was elated. The shame of
> it is that I like ZA. Now I have to wonder if they're not aware of this.
> Paul
>
> M and D wrote:
> > Interesting...I have Zone Alarm Internet Security Suite with all the
bells and whistles turned on,and I notice no degradation in the download
speed of my cable connection. Barring misconfiguration, which is what I
suspect in your case, the presence of filtering software really does not
affect your download speed, which is determined by your ISP.
> >
> > Steven
> >
> > "Ricky Hunt" <rhunt22@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:gBSif.585218$_o.1503@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >>"M and D" <m.and.d@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> >>news:Ms2dnUKHWNCfcBbeRVn-uA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>I am afraid you are mistaken. A firewall has no effect on your download
> >>speed.
> >>
> >>Steven
> >>
> >>My problem was the lag ZA was causing in my system as a whole
(irrespective
> >>of the transfer speed). There is no doubt it was the problem. And it's
well
> >>documented elsewhere. If anyone is having these problems and are suspect
of
> >>ZA I really recommend uninstalling it to see. You can always rollback if
> >>not.
> >>
> >>

.

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