Firewall

**Vyx** · May 28th, 2003, 11:33 PM

What is a good firewall that i can download for free for use with windows xp?

**vass0922** · May 28th, 2003, 11:34 PM

www.sygate.com Sygate Personal Firewall.. works great

(psssst, some other people may try to say that zonelabs zonealarm is better.. but they're all crazy!)

RicheemxX · May 28th, 2003, 11:37 PM

{pssst i use zonelabs zonealram and its ok}

**goldenbuddha** · May 28th, 2003, 11:39 PM

~~~~pssst~~~~ {actually I think they are both ok!}

**Siliconjunkie** · May 28th, 2003, 11:39 PM

Oops, double post

**Siliconjunkie** · May 28th, 2003, 11:40 PM

Been a while since i have looked into software firewalls, but what ever happened to Black Ice?

**goldenbuddha** · May 28th, 2003, 11:40 PM

Black Ice is not free

**Siliconjunkie** · May 28th, 2003, 11:42 PM

I know, just curious since I dont hear anything about it anymore. Thread just brought it to mind.

mickwish · May 29th, 2003, 10:20 PM

My vote is for Sygate Personal Firewall. I like it better than ZA - more control over it.

IMO, anyway.

Cheers
Mick

**Brangwen** · May 29th, 2003, 10:43 PM

Fellow Members:

I just posted a poll regarding firewalls, as my Sygate Pro freezes with Win2KPro ...

Anyone else experience this?

Brangwen

**Computer** · June 15th, 2003, 08:13 AM

Man, You guys sure aren't productive. Maybe you can give some pros and cons to each, sygate and zonealarm. I am also looking into getting somesort of firewall and could use your professional advice.

thanks

**goldenbuddha** · June 15th, 2003, 08:56 AM

Get a hardware based firewall. One with stateful inspection as well as NAT, and you won't need a software firewall, IMO a good hardware firewall will blow the pants off any software firewall, anyday.

My webserver is behind a Netgear FVS 318, and I also install BlackIce server protection (software firewall), and together they seem to make a wonderful combination.

I do not like Zonealarm, because of the "XP Home" way it does things. Its just too wizardy and intrusive for me. Sygate is not too bad, not as much foofoo as zonealarm.

**Telexen** · June 15th, 2003, 02:47 PM

I have given up on Windows firewalls...I use Smoothwall on my NAT system now...works great.

I used to use Norton Personal Firewall...I couldn't visit half the sites I wanted to with Zone Alarm.