Re: Best free firewall software


zzy wrote:

Can you recommend a couple? I mentioned grc.com a couple of days ago and
got only a long list of diatribes against the site and its author, but

That's because he's a snake oil salesman. Do your own research if you
weren't provided with any URLs on the subject; there's a pile of stuff out
there. For a quick scan tool try this one: http://www.dslreports.com/scan

As for Win32 firewalls, you might try Kerio as it's ICSA Labs certified:
http://www.kerio.com/kwf_firewall.html

I'm sure I'll catch hell for this but ZoneLabs still has a free offering:
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp

But if you're wanting to build your own easy to use Linux firewall, I'd
recommend finding a 486 with a floppy drive and using something like
Coyote Linux or floppyw:

http://coyotelinux.com/products.php?Product=coyote
http://www.zelow.no/floppyfw

Also see m0n0wall based on FreeBSD: http://m0n0.ch/wall

Another option if you still want to build your own but use something
backed by ICSA certification and tech support is GNAT Box:
http://www.gta.com/products/gbwareTech

Getting back to free, I highly recommend OpenBSD's pf plus something like
firewall builder if you're not up to learning to edit rules from the
command line: http://openbsd.org and http://www.fwbuilder.org

-Gary
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