How do i get around zone alarm warning from my router?

[eltoroh]

i have an old pc running win98
for some reason it wont let me get online via my network card.
i'm running the net on a wireless router, but i plugged that pc str8 to the router.
and right now i have DSL(damn small linux) running on that PC.

my question is, how do i get around not having zonealrarm on that pc while i'm runnng linux?

or do i have to get another non-wireless router?

really don't want to buy one, but i will if i have to.

help!

[DragonNOA1]

I don't know what you are asking but with ZA you can add your subnet to the firewall tab, I believe, to allow everything on your subnet through automatically.

And with Linux I don't even think you need a firewall.

[Karnevil9]

If you arte running the pc plugged into the router you don't need the wireless card and the routers firewall should be better than ZA. If you are using the free ZA you may want to change or try Kerio's free personal firewall. I am one of the few people who don't care much for ZA as it always presents me with problems. Kerio just seems to ask what you want it to do and it let's you do it.

[ffreeloader]

Are you running a Linksys router with the capability to use ZA and you've installed the ZA licenses? Is that the problem?

If so you're probably getting your Linux computer's IP address by dhcp from the router. Most of the Linksys routers only give out addresses in the 1-100 range and above that are addresses you can give out statically. Give your Linux box a static address above 101 and I believe you can get around the warnings by excluding that IP address from being covered by ZA in the router configuration.

I had a router with that capability but it died on my and I didn't buy another one like it so I can't remember for sure if the above is true about being able to exclude IP addresses from being monitored by ZA but it sticks in my head that it is.