Firewalls

cooky560 · 2nd March 2003, 19:20

I need a decent firewall which is preferably freeware, but i dont spending £ if needed which will run on my parent's 733Mhz with a pitiful 256Mb ram which is never over 80% free. any ideas?

Bilbo Baggins · 2nd March 2003, 19:25

Tiny
AVG
www.turnofftheinternet.com

Atmo · 2nd March 2003, 19:37

Zone alarm. I've been using it for 18 months now without a prob.

Probably wouldnt stop a hacker that knew what theyre doing, but then again no software firewall will.

http://www.zonelabs.com/

Tiny personal firewall isnt bad either, but when i first started using it it had issues with ics under xp, so i went back to zone alarm.

http://www.tinysoftware.com/home/tiny2?la=EN

cooky560 · 2nd March 2003, 19:44

will they work on my parent's crap 733mhz?

WomanOfHeart · 2nd March 2003, 19:58

ZoneAlarm or Sygate are both good. And yes, both will run on your parents POS 733mhz because they run on my POS 700mhz!

zootm · 2nd March 2003, 19:59

agnitum outpost is really good too. like zonealarm, but with more features and a half-decent interface.

http://www.agnitum.com

cooky560 · 2nd March 2003, 20:02

thx, ill get bak 2 u l8r if they work

cooky560 · 2nd March 2003, 20:15

i installed them and tried each one in turn and the all slowed the pc down? and more ideas?

fwgx · 2nd March 2003, 20:43

Sygate is a fantastic firewall imho

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anubis2003 · 2nd March 2003, 20:46

Software firewalls are alright, but hackers can get around them easily(if they have any reason to want to). If you have stuff that you really need to keep secure and think they may try to hack into your computer I would recommend getting a physical firewall.

cooky560 · 2nd March 2003, 21:08

cool!

james · 2nd March 2003, 22:00

Yeah, Kerio is awesome

2nd March 2003, 19:20	#1
cooky560 Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Around Posts: 1,177	Firewalls I need a decent firewall which is preferably freeware, but i dont spending £ if needed which will run on my parent's 733Mhz with a pitiful 256Mb ram which is never over 80% free. any ideas?

2nd March 2003, 19:37	#3
Atmo The Freak (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 9,400	Zone alarm. I've been using it for 18 months now without a prob. Probably wouldnt stop a hacker that knew what theyre doing, but then again no software firewall will. http://www.zonelabs.com/ Tiny personal firewall isnt bad either, but when i first started using it it had issues with ics under xp, so i went back to zone alarm. http://www.tinysoftware.com/home/tiny2?la=EN :Psykotech:

2nd March 2003, 19:44	#4
cooky560 Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Around Posts: 1,177	will they work on my parent's crap 733mhz? Cooky560 - Making Pointless Posts since 8/12/ 2002 WWW. Victory Requires no explanation, defeat allows none. All that Evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing

2nd March 2003, 20:02	#7
cooky560 Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Around Posts: 1,177	thx, ill get bak 2 u l8r if they work Cooky560 - Making Pointless Posts since 8/12/ 2002 WWW. Victory Requires no explanation, defeat allows none. All that Evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing

2nd March 2003, 20:15	#8
cooky560 Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Around Posts: 1,177	i installed them and tried each one in turn and the all slowed the pc down? and more ideas? Cooky560 - Making Pointless Posts since 8/12/ 2002 WWW. Victory Requires no explanation, defeat allows none. All that Evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing

2nd March 2003, 19:25	#2
Bilbo Baggins Wind Chime of the Apocalypse Join Date: May 2000 Location: The Forest Posts: 17,231	Tiny AVG www.turnofftheinternet.com

2nd March 2003, 19:58	#5
WomanOfHeart Major Dudette Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Somewhere no one can find me...in my own head. Posts: 978	ZoneAlarm or Sygate are both good. And yes, both will run on your parents POS 733mhz because they run on my POS 700mhz!

2nd March 2003, 19:59	#6
zootm Forum King Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: the nether reaches of bonnie scotland Posts: 13,378	agnitum outpost is really good too. like zonealarm, but with more features and a half-decent interface. http://www.agnitum.com

2nd March 2003, 20:43	#9
fwgx Rudolf the Red. (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 9,315	Sygate is a fantastic firewall imho . .: fwgx.co.uk.:.My art:. "We think science is interesting and if you disagree, you can fuck off."

2nd March 2003, 20:46	#10
anubis2003 Forum King Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: middle of somewhere Posts: 5,564	Software firewalls are alright, but hackers can get around them easily(if they have any reason to want to). If you have stuff that you really need to keep secure and think they may try to hack into your computer I would recommend getting a physical firewall. [Over The Monkey] \| [My DeviantArt] \| [Se ti] \| [Atmo Digital Design Forums]

2nd March 2003, 21:08	#11
cooky560 Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Around Posts: 1,177	cool! Cooky560 - Making Pointless Posts since 8/12/ 2002 WWW. Victory Requires no explanation, defeat allows none. All that Evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing

2nd March 2003, 22:00	#12
james Forum PFY (Major Dude) Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: WR3 or NG7 Posts: 6.2+3i Posts: 1,700	Yeah, Kerio is awesome He uses statistics like a drunk uses lamp-posts: for support, not illumination.

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