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Can I use a personal firewall (such as ZoneAlarm, Black ICE, McAfee Firewall, etc.) with VPN?

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Can I use a personal firewall (such as ZoneAlarm, Black ICE, McAfee Firewall, etc.) with VPN?

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Yes, but these types of software can sometimes cause intermittent connectivity issues with VPN. We recommend using the built-in firewall instead if you are running Windows XP SP2. If you run personal firewall software from a 3rd party, you must configure it to “trust” (allow access to) the VPN IP addresses (vpn.ucsb.edu). You cannot have Microsoft Internet Connection Sharing installed on Windows 98 or Windows 2000 or XP while you are running the VPN client. Make sure that TCP port 10000 is not blocked.

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Yes, but these types of software can sometimes cause intermittent connectivity issues with VPN. IT Help Central recommends using your operating system’s built-in firewall instead.

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Yes, but these types of software can sometimes cause intermittent connectivity issues with VPN. We recommend using the built-in firewall instead if you are running Windows XP SP2. If you run personal firewall software from a 3rd party, you must configure it to “trust” (allow access to) the VPN IP addresses (vpn.ucsb.edu). You cannot have Microsoft Internet Connection Sharing installed on Windows 98 or Windows 2000 or XP while you are running the VPN client.