BEST Free or Paid Firewalls

Killermac · Jul 13, 2004

OK lets do this forum some justice and discuss the thing that we all use to keep out the prying eyes and hands. It does not matter if the firewall is for linux or Windows just make sure that you state which it is protecting. If you happen to not like what another person posts please don't light them up over how you hate that certain firewall since I know we all have one we love.

I'll start with some I have used
Windows based.
1. Zone Alarm (anymore it is crap)
2. Seagate
3. Blackice
4. Symantec Internet Security ( have had issues with it slowing up the systems)
5. TINY firewall

Come on lets make this a worthy thread.

Killermac

Wiseguy2001 · Jul 13, 2004

Damm if just posted almost exactly the same thread, i'll take out the firewall bit and focus on AV. cheers

SilverMK3 · Jul 13, 2004

I like Kerio Personal Firewall the best. It used to be freeware but they've added some content filtering features (popups, vb scripts, etc) that become disabled after 30 days - the firewall itself keeps running though.

The best part about it is that it gives you a lot of control over how programs interract on your machine. You'll know anytime one program tries to access another, or any program tries to connect to the internet on any port, etc.

And to top it off it doesn't constantly bluescreen your system like Zone Alarm did (truevector engine sucks).

draconius · Jul 13, 2004

Killermac · Jul 13, 2004

wow nice reply.

KM

Ockie0107 · Jul 13, 2004

Is this for software based firewalls only? or can PIX, and similar firewalls be listed?

ComputerBox34 · Jul 13, 2004

A hardware firewall might be one of the best you can get. But the new firewall in Win XP SP2 RC2 is much better than the previous. It will probably be cracked sooner or later though. But it seems much more advanced.

Darkstar850 · Jul 13, 2004

I still like Zone Alarm. Then again, I don't really rely on it as a firewall, I more like it for the aspect of controlling what programs access the internet. Windows Media player does not need to try to connect to the internet all the damn time.

draconius · Jul 13, 2004

agreed ^^

also, My ip of my webserver was changed, so all of those unixforums.net links will be down for 24-48 hours

sorry

Killermac · Jul 14, 2004

Ockie0107 said:
Is this for software based firewalls only? or can PIX, and similar firewalls be listed?

I say go ahead and post the Hardware ones too why not if that is what you use.

KM

ksanders2006 · Jul 14, 2004

OpenBSD pf!

XOR != OR · Jul 14, 2004

Ockie0107 said:
Is this for software based firewalls only? or can PIX, and similar firewalls be listed?

PIX? I thought he said he wanted the "BEST"?

Any linux distro. 'nuff said.

Yogi · Jul 14, 2004

www.smoothwall.org
Take an old machine and use it as a hardware firewall for free.

Then use any free software firewall that controls applications (I like ZoneAlarm) on your computer.

Combined, these two steps give you great firewall protection, but a firewall is just one part of a complete security system.

BEST Free or Paid Firewalls

Killermac

[H]ard|Gawd

Wiseguy2001

2[H]4U

SilverMK3

[H]ard|Gawd

draconius

2[H]4U

Killermac

[H]ard|Gawd

Ockie0107

Limp Gawd

ComputerBox34

[H]F Junkie

Darkstar850

[H]ard|Gawd

draconius

2[H]4U

Killermac

[H]ard|Gawd

ksanders2006

Limp Gawd

XOR != OR

[H]F Junkie

Yogi

[H]ard|Gawd