<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by traveler123:
Zone Alarm like other software firewalls blocks ports that allow traffic in and out of your computer. For those with home networks that share broadband and allow peer to peer file and print sharing, software firewalls can cause a partial or complete breakdown of the network.
If this happens, help is virtually nonexistent. If you're using XP, establish a restore point immediately before you install Zone Alarm. If you have an earlier version of Windows good luck.</font>
Not my experiences at all. I just told Zonealarm that anything in the trusted network was at medium security level, and everything on the internet was high, and I've never had a problem with file or printer sharing. It's three mouse clicks to set it up to work, if you changed it from the default where it allows sharing.