Need A Firewall

[Neglito]

Hey,

I've been using ZoneAlarm and its been pissing me off. It takes forever to connect with kazaa and it constantly kicks me off AIM. Does anybody reccomend a good firewall? Thanks...

 

[Matt8]

I personally like hardware firewalls only, as software ones just get in my way.

http://www.kerio.com/kpf_download.html
http://smb.sygate.com/download_buy.htm

Those are both free versions of paid firewalls. Not sure if they suck or not, never used em, but I figure it's worth a try.

 

[Robert]

"hardware firewalls" don't exist. All firewalls are software based.

 

[jmiller]

"hardware firewalls" don't exist. All firewalls are software based.

Robert, you know exactly what he means.

A "hardware firewall" usually refers to something such as a router, and is more or less a proper term nowadays.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=hardware+firewall&btnG=Search

 

[spec]

technically hardware firewalls use firmware not software, if you want to go that far into semantics

 

[Robert]

Robert, you know exactly what he means.

A "hardware firewall" usually refers to something such as a router, and is more or less a proper term nowadays.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=hardware+firewall&btnG=Search

A lot people think that hardware firewalls exist. They don't in that way.

 

[jmiller]

A lot people think that hardware firewalls exist. They don't in that way.

That is still considered a "hardware" firewall.

Yes, it is a strange and improper name, but it's still correct under today's standards.

 

[Canuckkev]

I've used Sygate Personal Firewall (link posted above) and it's a good firewall. Has lots of advanced features. I like it a lot better than any other firewall I've used (ie, Norton, ZoneAlarm).

 

[Matt8]

Excuse me Robert. I used that term because in this thread (about firewalls) it got my point across the easiest without confusing anyone. I seriously doubted anyone would raise a fuss about my somewhat-incorrect terminology, obviously I was wrong in that thought.

 

[stu]

there's always someone with ants in their pants

 

[QReyes]

What's wrong with ZoneAlarm? Were you using the Pro or the Suite version? Does Sygate have a trial version of their software?

 

[Matt8]

What's wrong with ZoneAlarm? Were you using the Pro or the Suite version? Does Sygate have a trial version of their software?

They have a free version (for home/personal use) but doesn't have quite as many features I believe.


EDIT: Just found this firewall in a lockergnome newsletter. See if its any good.

http://www.mywebattack.com/gnomeapp.php?id=108165

 

[Robert]

Ahh who needs a firewall? Let's all live on the edge...

 

[spec]

ooooor live normally? I dont have one.

 

[QReyes]

They have a free version (for home/personal use) but doesn't have quite as many features I believe.

Thanks. For the others, here's the link http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf_standard.htm

 

[trenzterra]

A lot people think that hardware firewalls exist. They don't in that way.

Sort of true.

Firmware == Software

 

[Robin Lee]

Sort of true.

Firmware == Software

Firmware ??
I strongly recomend Outpost FirewallAgnitum Home Page

 

[jmiller]

Firmware ??
I strongly recomend Outpost FirewallAgnitum Home Page

Firmware:
"Computer programming instructions that are stored in a read-only memory unit rather than being implemented through software."

 

[Riverworld]

Does anybody reccomend a good firewall?

A great hardware firewall solution: if you have an old 386 or higher computer lying around, you could look at www.freesco.org

It's a small unix-based router, yet can be configured to firewall.

Just on stability: about 2-3 years ago, my brother had cable, so he used to run freesco on an old box and I used to dial-in to his network, then go out via his Internet connection, so its really stable. It saved me in the end. I used it after that as a firewall/router, it was great, and could a dial up or ADSL connection alive really well.

There is a great support forum to go with it. It should be able to supply you with almost everything you need in a firewall.

So it's an option Even if you ebay yourself an old computer and run it that way. :cool2:

 

[Robin Lee]

Firmware:
"Computer programming instructions that are stored in a read-only memory unit rather than being implemented through software."

I think he want to say firewall but not firmware ( I know what is firmware )