using firewall with ib

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Hmm, Checkpoint is only the premier firewall vendor to enterprise environments and Fortune 500 & Global 2000.
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Checkpoint having serious security issues as reported by CNBC.

Surprise surprise...

nitro
 
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To get this thread back on topic, it is likely that the original question refers to a user who is either:

1. using personal desktop firewall
2. in corporate environment with desktop using NAT
3. in corporate environment with desktop using proxy server

I haven't tested TWS with #3 but have used it with #1 and #2 no problems.
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Back on topic again - TWS does not work with #3 unless you can bribe your IM people to turn on the port you need. There is a way around this using Loophole and SocksCap which basically converts it into a http request. The exact setup is described in a post from about a year ago or so. You should be able to find it with a search.
 
My desktop has a cable connection, a D-Link Wireless router and I run Norton Internet Security firewall and Antivirus.
I have Win XP home with the XP firewall disabled.

No problems with IB TWS.

Is it redundant to run Norton firewall with the router?
 
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Is it redundant to run Norton firewall with the router?
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Gosh, I remember the night this battle between Nitro and dottom was going on. It was something.

In answer to your question: No, because the Norton software, especially something like Norton Internet Security, can alert you to potential attacks coming in through the ports you have open on purpose in your router. The router doesn't provide this service.
 
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It is one thing to stay in GE and ride it down, with nearly zero risk that it is going to ZERO - it is another to ride HMK or CKP on its way down.

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You think CKP is the kind of company that will go to ZERO??? Are you serious??? :D

TM Trader
 
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