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Software => Internet browsers => Topic started by: Raptor on August 18, 2004, 07:39:04 AM

Title: Internet Related -> Firewall
Post by: Raptor on August 18, 2004, 07:39:04 AM

I am quite interested in what kind of Firewalls people use (Software) and the reason why they prefer that particulair Firewall.

I myself use Zone Alarm, I have yet to try another brand but I find Zone Alarm (Registered) to be very user friendly. The only downside of this program is that it tends to make certain full screen appliances crash when it asks if they are allowed to connect to the Internet for the first time.

Title: Re: Internet Related -> Firewall
Post by: Bob™ on August 18, 2004, 09:43:50 AM

Hi,

I use it. Dont have that problem. Never had it. Have full screen apps using for 1st time, all the time. Suggest you read the manual or online help to resolve your problem.

B™o™B™

Title: Re: Internet Related -> Firewall
Post by: Joleen on August 18, 2004, 10:54:42 AM

Symantec

Title: Re: Internet Related -> Firewall
Post by: Raptor on August 18, 2004, 11:15:18 AM

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Hi,

I use it. Dont have that problem. Never had it. Have full screen apps using for 1st time, all the time. Suggest you read the manual or online help to resolve your problem.

B™o™B™

It does not always happen, but if it happens, it happens with games that refuse to alt + tab once Zone Alarm pops up a question balloon. It also happens to a friend of mine. Freelancer for example. Another fine product of Micro$oft.

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Symantec

And why?

Title: Re: Internet Related -> Firewall
Post by: merlin_2 on August 18, 2004, 02:13:33 PM

sygate personal edition freeware....zone alarm is not really any good for win 2k/xp.?....and the best firewall is a hardware one ....like the one in a netgear router?

Title: Re: Internet Related -> Firewall
Post by: Raptor on August 18, 2004, 02:21:53 PM

Zone Alarm works very good with Windows XP. Why would it not?

I wasn't quite interested in hardware firewalls, since these cannot be changed as easily as software ones.. I myself have a Q-tec router installed.

Title: Re: Internet Related -> Firewall
Post by: robertmillar on August 18, 2004, 02:23:53 PM

Sygate personal firewall

Title: Re: Internet Related -> Firewall
Post by: Raptor on August 18, 2004, 02:26:59 PM

I think I will give Sygate Firewall Pro a shot.

Title: Re: Internet Related -> Firewall
Post by: robertmillar on August 18, 2004, 02:30:36 PM

There's nothing wrong with the freeware version of Sygate.

Title: Re: Internet Related -> Firewall
Post by: Raptor on August 18, 2004, 03:11:26 PM

I have installed Sygate Personal Firewall Pro and I must say I am very pleased with the results so far, it goes into a lot more detail than Zone Alarm, and thus, makes it easier to configure whilst it also seems more effective.

What would the differences between the Free edition and the Pro edition be?

Title: Re: Internet Related -> Firewall
Post by: Joleen on August 19, 2004, 05:42:31 AM

I use Symantecs Internet Security cuz it came with the AV.  Differences in free Sygate and Pro..
http://smb.sygate.com/products/pspf/comparison_pspf.htm

Title: Re: Internet Related -> Firewall
Post by: Computer_Commando on August 19, 2004, 05:09:34 PM

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....zone alarm is not really any good for win 2k/xp.?....

NONSENSE!  ZoneAlarm (free) works perfectly with Win2k-SP4, WinXP-SP2, Win98SE.

Title: Re: Internet Related -> Firewall
Post by: Raptor on August 20, 2004, 03:48:04 AM

Merlin is biased towards XP. Zone Alarm worked very good for XP, the only problem was that it crashed games when asking for permission. Sygate does not have that problem.