Best Free Personal Firewall?????

[vinnie]

After a month the latest versions of kerio doesn't work with internet connection sharing unless you fork out for it.

2.1.5 works fine for me though :)

[ozziegn]

ZA is too damn picky for me and it quite often prevents me from viewing certain pics on random web sites which can get really annoying.

that being that, I'll put my vote in on Kerio as well.

[Ice Czar]

Originally posted by ozziegn
prevents me from viewing certain pics on random web sites which can get really annoying.


very strange, its compromising IE?
I mean everything should be coming via port 80 (or your local host proxy)

[bleed]

Originally posted by ozziegn
ZA is too damn picky for me and it quite often prevents me from viewing certain pics on random web sites which can get really annoying.

i know what you mean, did that to me too.

[Xtasy0]

Originally posted by Ice Czar
very strange, its compromising IE?
I mean everything should be coming via port 80 (or your local host proxy)

i believe theres a version of zonealarm which goes above and beyond the call of duty (as far as being a firewall goes), i think it tries to block popups and crap such as that. "Zonealarm pro with web filtering" most likely.

[lazi_lad]

i used zonealarm pro with web content filtering. it a doesnt do me justice. za uses alot of memory. but haS built in popup stuff, etc. alot of stuff to be custimoised in order 2 get it to work to suit ur needs.

i prefer sygtae pro as i use it with my home network too. but all u got to do in install ur FW and go to shieldsup! on www.grc.com and then u can test your FW and see if its crap or not.

[Teerex20]

Another vote for Sygate.No problems with it except if you have dsl be sure you uninstall sygate before you put dsl drivers in.
(learned that on brothers system).:)