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Firewall Poll

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Wonderful poll WCB... always WCB Amazing! I use a Linksys Router and ZAP 2.6. It will be very interesting to see what everyone here uses.

reply to Wildcatboy
Wow more people use Tiny 2

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reply to Wildcatboy
Wildcat,

The poll is less than accurate. I know you wanted to split who's using what but you need to separate the software/vs Hardware firewalls.
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reply to Wildcatboy
Some of us do run more than a single OS and many of us have multiple boxes running different Fire Walls / Dedicated Routers.

What are you looking for just our favorite, the favorite for each OS, or what's on each machine protected?

My guess is our favorite blocking device / program.

Gee, we always have to get complicated it's just our nature.

reply to Wildcatboy

Actually the question is not as complicated. It's not about what you recommend or your favourites, although most people use what they would recommend. It's about the security software or hardware that you use and believe would keep you safe.

For majority of home users it's either one of those firewalls or A router alone or a combination of both or a combination of a router/software firewall/proxy server. If none of those options match your category then there's always others.
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reply to Wildcatboy
Tiny firewall, nat router with packet inspection enabled and wan access disabled and with various critical LAN ports filtered at the router. Sometimes, I bring up a filtering proxy server, but have found that it slows down the connection enough that I don't find it all that necessary, anymore. Thing I like about running it is that I can set logging and get a comprehensive look at my traffic, short of the trouble of packet capture. Overall, I've found that a NAT router and a good quality packet filter like ZA or Tiny will nail down a home or small business network pretty nicely. Along with a good virus scanner and some means to detect trojan activity, you have a good core system, without giving up any usability or speed. Proxy servers, if desired, will slow down your connection a little bit (or, sometimes, a lot), but they can add a lot of versatility and logging capability even on a stand alone machine. For example, you can set rules in a lot of them that can block all sorts of popups and ads, or restrict access to certain IP's much more easily than editing the hosts file... the price is a decrease in speed, often proportional to the complexity of your filters. Offsite proxies add another dimension to security, but come with dramatic speed penalties, most of the time. Proxying through your ISP or a third party server masks your IP and physically separates you from the machine at the other end... with the trade off being that many offsite proxy services can cut you back to modem speeds, and can restrict the types of content you can functionally view and interact with. Good thread... later on, maybe we could trade notes on security support software. I have a lot of little apps and applets that don't really qualify as firewall components, but which really help out in special situations and maintenance... I'm sure everyone has their own, too, and we might all find some new tools worth having...
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reply to Wildcatboy

What if we use multiple methods?

reply to Wildcatboy

How About --

said by JerryC23:

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NONE ???

Is that unthinkable ?

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said by ethics13:

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said by JerryC23:

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NONE ???

Is that unthinkable ?

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No, but ignorant and dangerous.

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reply to Wildcatboy

Re: Firewall Poll

reply to JerryC23

Re: How About --

said by JerryC23:

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NONE ???

Is that unthinkable ?

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reply to Zhen-Xjell

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Wonderful poll WCB... always WCB Amazing! I use a Linksys Router and ZAP 2.6. It will be very interesting to see what everyone here uses.

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reply to Wildcatboy
AtGuard and ZAP. I was only allowed to vote once
I should have read the whole thread before placing my vote.
I always recommend ZA. I believe anyone can learn to use it without to much effort.
Good job WCB!
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You voted for AtGuard first right Rocktagon?

reply to Wildcatboy
My vote goes to ZA.

reply to Wildcatboy
Looks like nobody trusts just a proxy server, or lockdown to protect them. I don't blame them.

reply to Wildcatboy
What about Ipchains or Netfilters????

reply to Wildcatboy
What about Microsoft ISA Server, Checkpoint FW-1, or Raptor? I noticed you didn't list any of the big commercial ones.

Cheers,
CA