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Firewall program? by Glytch78 2006-09-16 17:53:54
For win XP. Preferably free.

Decided to install XP on a spare drive and found that sygate was bought by symantec.
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  The built-in one is good. (n/t) by shminux2006-09-16 17:57:52
    not really by imrambi2006-09-16 18:01:15
      How? Assuming you apply updates as they are releas by shminux2006-09-16 18:32:00
        Doesn't filter traffic both ways. by Ravenlock2006-09-16 18:34:22
          No, it asks on outbound also, by default. (n/t) by shminux2006-09-16 18:35:14
            After some research, it appears that you are right by shminux2006-09-16 18:58:11
              Yeah, it only does something if a program requests by Astro-g2006-09-16 19:17:54
        OTOH, keeping "up to date" can open your machine by kahuana2006-09-16 18:37:57
          Noone's talking about using IE, only the firewall, by shminux2006-09-16 18:43:13
            It's part in parcel with "keeping up-to-date", no? by kahuana2006-09-16 18:47:56
              But you can choose to not run IE, since FF is bett by shminux2006-09-16 18:51:41
                However, the same company makes both products. by Tars_Tarkas2006-09-16 18:53:36
                  meh, works for me. Never had a virus by shminux2006-09-16 19:00:49
                    Not that you know of ;) (n/t) by Tars_Tarkas2006-09-16 19:20:13
  There's one called "Wyvern" (IIRC)... by shadowsystems2006-09-16 18:00:22
  Sunbelt's Kerio is quite good. (n/t) by Tars_Tarkas2006-09-16 18:03:24
    I was just on their site. They've gone commercial by kahuana2006-09-16 18:09:38
      Yeah, but that doesn't really matter. by Tars_Tarkas2006-09-16 18:14:09
        Agreed - Kerio is excellent, by Ravenlock2006-09-16 18:32:23
        Get it from download dot com by stoft2006-09-16 21:35:14
  Anyone like Zone Alarm? by Glytch782006-09-16 18:29:42
    I've never been a fan. by Ravenlock2006-09-16 18:35:11
      Ditto... by shadowsystems2006-09-16 18:51:11
    I used to use it, before switching to Kerio. by RetiQlum22006-09-16 18:55:17
    caught it phoning home once by Freakazoid2006-09-16 20:10:58
  Kerio for the win! by Glytch782006-09-16 19:07:29

 

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