Re: Best Free Firewall??
From: Dave Kendall (dave_k_at_postmaster.co.uk)
Date: 07/30/04
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Date: 30 Jul 2004 06:51:22 -0700
Casey <casey@nosuch.net> wrote in message news:<MPG.1b72e77f6cdc78b998976a@news.west.earthlink.net>...
> In article <95359AEE7DA2531E75@127.0.0.1>, franklin_lo@mail.com says...
> > Casey <casey@nosuch.net> wrote:
> >
> > >> Are there any free Firewalls that are than Zone Alarm? If so,
> > >> their names please?
> > >>
> > >> Thanks,
> > >> Mark Ferrante
> > >>
> > > Yes, as previously stated above.
> > > Sygate (v5.5 free or pro): Very Excellent
> > > Kerio (v2.1.5 free): Good
> >
> >
> > I have used both these but as I am not an expert user I did not
> > really get to use them fully, so I can't say which I prefer.
> >
> > Why do you think Sygate is better than Kerio?
> >
> Hi Franky. Both are good firewalls. The general structure of
> the two are similar. I find more features in Sygate and I like
> the user interface. Its easier for me to find my way around in it.
> Sygate has excellent logging which is easy to read and understand.
> The only flaw I have found in Sygate is its inability to block
> local host 127.0.0.1 with an advanced rule. This is important only
> to those running a local proxy such as Proxomitron. Sygate has
> stated that rather than half way fix this with a patch, they will
> provide this feature in the next major upgrade.
> I have both on my machine. Sygate is default and I only occasionally
> run Kerio.
> Hope this helps some. Casey
Do you find that Sygate is faster than Kerio? Kerio seems like a
really good firewall, but it uses too much of my system resources. I'm
using an old 466Mhz Celeron for internet connection sharing and I'd
like to be able to use it as an MP3 player at the same time. I could
do that without any problems with Zone Alarm, but Kerio uses almost
all of the system's resources and MP3s don't play correctly.
Dave
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