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...
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.
-Matt
"hardware firewalls" don't exist. All firewalls are software based.
YourIP.us - Check your IP
Checksite.us - Check if a site is down or not
ReverseIP.us - Check how many sites are hosted on the same server.
Robert, you know exactly what he means.Originally Posted by Robert
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&l...ll&btnG=Search
Last edited by jmiller; July 15th, 2004 at 17:06.
technically hardware firewalls use firmware not software, if you want to go that far into semantics
A lot people think that hardware firewalls exist. They don't in that way.
YourIP.us - Check your IP
Checksite.us - Check if a site is down or not
ReverseIP.us - Check how many sites are hosted on the same server.
That is still considered a "hardware" firewall.
Yes, it is a strange and improper name, but it's still correct under today's standards.
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).
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.
-Matt
there's always someone with ants in their pants
- stu
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
Last edited by Matt8; July 16th, 2004 at 16:47.
-Matt
Ahh who needs a firewall? Let's all live on the edge...
YourIP.us - Check your IP
Checksite.us - Check if a site is down or not
ReverseIP.us - Check how many sites are hosted on the same server.
ooooor live normally? I dont have one.
Thanks. For the others, here's the link http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf_standard.htm
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