MGadAllah Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 I really want to know what other people used to use.What could be a Light ...Simple Firewall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLXX Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 You don't really need a firewall.XP has one built in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 XP has one built in.True, but it's targeted by a lot of malware and lacks the functionality and flexibility of 3rd party ones like Outpost Firewall v4.0. However, argumentatively, a firewall is better than no firewall.But I:1. Am behind a router (D-Link DI-604)2. Am wired, not wireless.3. Use a great deal of computer sense.I no longer run a software firewall but do use anti-virus to scan downloaded files. That's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGadAllah Posted November 25, 2006 Author Share Posted November 25, 2006 Outpost Firewall v4.0I've just installed it a few days ago and machine was dying to breath , and that was the reason for my post. So a light, simple, and effective one is the thing I'm looking for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Soul Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Outpost Firewall v4.0I've just installed it a few days ago and machine was dying to breath , and that was the reason for my post. So a light, simple, and effective one is the thing I'm looking for dying to breath with outpost... hmmm what are your system specs ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGadAllah Posted November 25, 2006 Author Share Posted November 25, 2006 (edited) dying to breath with outpost... hmmm what are your system specs ?Please find the attatched report for complete info about my computer generated using EVEREST Ultimate Edition 2006, I really do hope if you tell me how to configure it rightReport.rar Edited November 25, 2006 by MGadAllah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zxian Posted November 25, 2006 Share Posted November 25, 2006 Your system should be fine with Outpost. I can't see any reason why your system would slow down with it installed. A P4 2.8GHz with 512MB of RAM is not a slow system. Comodo is a good free firewall. It's easy on resources, and passes just about every leak-test out there. To be honest though - Windows firewall is more than you should need. I've been running without a firewall (or anti-virus for that matter) for about 4 months now, and I haven't had any problems. I connect to the internet at various places (home, university, friends) and I've never seen a situation where a software firewall would help me. Keep your Windows up to date and you should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 I use Outpost Pro v4 with some plugins stopped.I agree with Comodo as a firewall choice too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGadAllah Posted November 26, 2006 Author Share Posted November 26, 2006 ok, let's try comodo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtwarrior Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 How good and lite is the anti-vir they have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bledd Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 ghostwall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGadAllah Posted November 26, 2006 Author Share Posted November 26, 2006 ghostwall What do you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bledd Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 google + ghostwall = http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q...earch&meta= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGadAllah Posted November 26, 2006 Author Share Posted November 26, 2006 I've tryied comodo a few days ago, but the one you talked about now is far easy and less ram usage, while it minimized it is just 576 k, when running it is less then 3 mb.I really like it.Thanks Bledd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoofield Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Comodo Firewall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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