DaveXP Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 Hi Guyswat is the best firewall form windows XP professional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unwonted Posted August 4, 2003 Share Posted August 4, 2003 I use Sygate Personal Firewall, because it's free and works well. This thread will have several replies, but it will come down to the fact that no software firewall is as good as a router. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentRob Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 Good question... A couple of weeks ago, I got a separate IP address on my cable modem so that my roommate and I wouldn't have to fight over ports and whatnot... so we had to take down the router (doesn't do multi-IPs) and replace it with a switch, which of course doesn't have a hardware firewall.I installed Kerio Personal Firewall (Download), and I'd say it's been pretty good so far. The only thing I dislike about it is that I had to set up all the individual passage rules, which the router did by itself nicely... but after a couple of days I hardly see any unexpected TCP/UDP requests .But seriously, like HandyBuddy said, you're gonna get a jillion opinions on this one.Good luck in your search,SilentRob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 Sygate Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spockboy Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 Kerio WinRoute Pro is a nice simple software replacement for a hardware router. Supports UPnP, HTTP transparent proxies, domain integration ... just to name a few features.Costs money tho http://www.kerio.com/kwf_home.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rik Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 no software firewall is as good as a routerAgreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oblivion Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 I Hope These Firewalls Dont Start Eating Up A Systems RAM While Remaining Resident In The System Tray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveXP Posted August 5, 2003 Author Share Posted August 5, 2003 ok tryed some of these they cause a problem with my home network for some reason.. but thanks for the info on the different firewalls out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowman Posted August 5, 2003 Share Posted August 5, 2003 i have tried many and found McAfee to be the best for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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