What is the BEST Firewall.

[Urban_Squrill]

I was wondering what its the Best firewall. I mean the best. No hardware and please no saying unplug.

[RedFury]

I run Kerio...free firewall. Haven't had any issues with it yet ( of course, I'm just getting into this whole needing a firewall thing myself )

Originally posted by Urban_Squrill
No hardware and please no saying unplug.

Aw, ya spoiled my fun!

I presume you are asking fior windoze PC's, not linux.

I use a dedicated software firewall/router linux distro on my LAN called IPcop. It's fairly bulletproof as far as stopping stuff getting in. But it's kind of hardware as it's a separate, dedicated PC, so I don't think you want to know about it.

But to stop stuff calling home if I accidentally install it myself , I use Sygate Personal Firewall. Easy to configure and free!

Cheers
Mick

[agathodaimon]

I like "Panda" Anti-Virus & firewall... It's a VERY LIGHT PROGRAM!!!
It doesn't control your computer, and it runs very quickly when you're scanning.
It doesn't bog your system down, and uses minimal resources to run. It's also very cusomizable, I'd recommend it.

http://www.pandasoftware.com/

[Urban_Squrill]

I am aminly Windoze I am getting more an d more into the light(lenux). I have 56k right now so IPCop is out of the question. But when Centerytel(service provider) installs more bandwith(which they said they ould 6 months ago) I will try ip cop.

Actually you can use IPCop with a dial-up modem as well.

Just not a internal winmodem, though.

Just need a spare, old PC to set it up on.

Cheers
Mick

[Urban_Squrill]

I figured i could but i dont like doing stuff like that. But what the hell i have like 4-5 comps i can use its worth a try. So tell me how it works an what i need. I am barowing a friends USR modem right now.

Just read the FAQ's at the IPCop site. I've never set up a dial up modem with IPCop, so not exactly sure how to make it dial on demand and stuff, but the FAQ's should tell ya!

Cheers
Mick
I can't get to the IPCop site right now as I'm having DNS issues (or rather my ISP is ), so I can't find the exact FAQ.

[billniceguy]

zone alarm for sure

[Urban_Squrill]

Just wondering if anyone used Blackice anymore.