Looking for particular software firewall

[skuz]

I'm looking for a software firewall. I'm a fan of hardware ones and I don't know much about the software ones.

What I'd like is a software that works like a hardware : I mean where you configure the ports manually, not one like ZA or Sygate that have "per program" setting.

It has to work on a Win2k ICS machine. It doesn't have to be free.

[Martee]

If all you want to do is block/allow certain ports and protocols, Win2k's built-in IPSec or TCP/IP filtering will do the job just fine. Have a look at the IP Security Policies section of the group policy editor and the TCP/IP filtering section for your network connection (TCP/IP -> Properties -> Advanced -> Options -> TCP/IP Filtering).

[Telexen]

If you run a firewall..you have to open the ports from Windows AND the firewall app.

As an alternative, you could use Smoothwall or IPCop ...which are both stripped down linux kernels used as "routers" ...you configure them through your web browser from another machine on the network, the same way you would a router...and they work much better than Windows.

[goldenbuddha]

NetworkIce BlackIce has the feature you are looking for, manual port configuration.

[skuz]

This machine has to stay on Windows due to other functions. I will check Blackice.