Re: Which firewall is best?
From: MooNPuP (moonpup@hotmail.com)Date: 01/29/02
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From: MooNPuP <moonpup@hotmail.com> Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 18:50:32 GMT
There has been a lot of good feedback on TPF (Tiny Personal Firewall) from
http://www.tinysoftware.com
Small memory footprint, fast and efficient firewall. Free for personal use.
Mark wrote:
> Ok, which is the best firewall, for security/ XPcompatability and ease of
> use? I use zonealarm pro and it writes continous to the hard drive and
> drags the system a bit. I like the features of zonealarm but don't like the
> constant writing. I've heard that it will eventually cause a problem with
> my cable setup connections, ISP number assignments.
> I am using XP, but that firewall seems so user unfriendly. Can't turn
> off/on which apps to use.
> Any recommendation appreciated. Again, my system and zonealarm are working
> fine. But I'm trying to explore all options for a safe, secure and
> effecient system.
> TIA,
> Mark B.
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