theyipper
join:2001-01-18
Oakland, CA | reply to richter35
Re: [POLL] Which Software Firewall Do You Use?
Strange, I voted for Jetico a while ago and now the poll is no longer showing my "1" vote. |
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redxii
too big to fail
Premium,Mod
join:2001-02-26
Texas | reply to Imogen8
said by Imogen8  :NAT. Good enough for me. |
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richter35
Premium
join:2004-01-03
Croatia
| reply to richter35
Thanks to everyone for participating. 
Writeup of this poll can be found here: »Software Forum Member Choice »(Archived) Preferred Personal Firewall - 2005 Member Choice
Special thanks to lilhurricane and MSeng for their contribution and all the help.
r. |
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Imogen8
join:2001-11-04
UK
| reply to richter35
Thats good.
A lot of people get duped into thinking they have a firewall when they are simply using NAT.
Linksys are very BAD for this, they often describe their routers as having "Nat Firewalls". When in reality NAT is not a firewall. e.g Once you do any port forwarding you have big holes in your security.
Imi |
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Lostintech
Phillydude
Premium
join:2004-11-21
Philadelphia, PA
clubs: 
| reply to Imogen8
said by Imogen8 :said by Lostintech :I don' use one. I have a router. does the router have a firewall? or are you merely relying on NAT (which isnt a real firewall) It has a firewall and a NAT. |
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Imogen8
join:2001-11-04
UK
| reply to Lostintech
said by Lostintech :I don' use one. I have a router. does the router have a firewall? or are you merely relying on NAT (which isnt a real firewall) |
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Lostintech
Phillydude
Premium
join:2004-11-21
Philadelphia, PA
clubs: | reply to richter35
I don' use one. I have a router. |
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Imogen8
join:2001-11-04
UK
| reply to illJazz
said by illJazz :Outpost Pro. It has no competition. I think you ought to have a look arounbd the rest of the internet m8 |
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Imogen8
join:2001-11-04
UK
1 edit | reply to richter35
You are on the internet and don't need a firewall?
why?
have a read here »www.firewallsolutions.co.uk/whyu···wall.htm |
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redxii
too big to fail
Premium,Mod
join:2001-02-26
Texas | reply to richter35
None.
Don't need it. |
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Imogen8
join:2001-11-04
UK | reply to richter35
None.
I use dedicated hardware firewall |
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deke40
Premium
join:2003-01-23
Freeport, Tx
 ·Comcast
| reply to richter35
Kerio 2.1.5 for me. |
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Keizer
I'M Your Huckleberry
Premium,MVM
join:2003-01-20
| reply to illJazz
said by illJazz :Outpost Pro. It has no competition. Ahh, but your opinion does!
Sygate free, and a NAT router works great here!
Keizer |
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bgraham
join:2001-03-15
Smithtown, NY
 ·Verizon FIOS
| reply to TK421
Geez, I was a beta tester for Hacktracer firewall for Win 2000 back in 1999 or 2000 I guess. It was made by Sharp Technology and was long ago sold to McCafee. I got a free copy for my time and trouble and still use it.
Maybe I should look to get a newer one. I went to »www.sharptechnology.com/news7.htm and the anouncement is still on their web site!!! |
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TK421
Premium
join:2004-12-19
Canada | reply to richter35
ZoneAlarm Pro 6.0.631.003
I actually like this upgrade.. still giving me no trouble.  |
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illJazz
Premium
join:2002-09-04
switzerland | reply to richter35
Outpost Pro. It has no competition. |
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Steve Mehs
Go Sabres
join:2005-07-16
| reply to janderso1
Zone Alarm Pro 6.0.631.003 on both computers and I’m behind the Linksys WRT54GS router.
After a download, this has to be the worst version of Zone Alarm ever with it’s default settings. The new triple protection firewall/OS firewall is a joke, I’d be right in the middle of doing something, ZA would detect a service or command, usually one from it self of a Microsoft product and choke up. Between that and Smart Advisor and the fact it took me over two hours to be able to get my two computers to share files with each other again. Still don’t know what I did or how I did it, but I fear the next time I update or reformat a drive.
I don’t claim to be an expert on Zone Alarm, but I have used it off and on for about 5 years now and have been using it steady for the past two and have a good idea how to tweak it and set it up. I had Trusted Zone protection completely disabled and I still wasn’t able to access my workgroup, then finally after I was able to get it, I had issues with ZAP an my Wireless Print Server but after a reboot it was okay. Everything’s working fine now, but 2 days ago I was about to ditch ZAP and rely solely on my router. |
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janderso1
Jim
Premium,MVM
join:2000-04-15
Saint Petersburg, FL
| reply to richter35
I have used the free version of Zone alarm for several years. It blocks any outgoing connections you don’t enable. It also protects me when I bypass my router. I also block incoming and most outgoing ports with my Zywall 5, but the Zone Alarm log tells you what program is trying to get out. The Zywall can’t identify the program.
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Jim Anderson |
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Straphanger
Express is Back
Premium,Mod
join:2001-12-08
Jackson Heights, NY
clubs:
·RoadRunner Cable
Host:
TV over IP
New York
Audio/Video Chat
| reply to richter35
ZAP on two computers with my Linksys router and Sygate on my notebook.
I'm probably going to switch to Sygate Free on all my computers because ZAP is getting a little too bloated for me. Sygate is small enough and does the job with little fuss.
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Please use all available doors...you have 33 to choose from. |
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Rob A
Same Old Jets
Premium
join:2005-01-17
Pompton Plains, NJ | reply to richter35
McAfee, came free with my ISP and gets the job done. |
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