Re: Sygate Free PFW

On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 21:18:48 +0200, "WinTerMiNator" <me@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:


No. Keep Sygate PFW. Version 5.5 build 2710 preferrably (latest one has been
modified in order Windows useless security center be aware of Sygate; but it
doesn't have any security improvement and this latest and last version is
very buggy!).

That's interesting. I've been using V. 6.6 build 2808 -- hasn't been
buggy so far, but thanks -- I'll try downgrading if problems arise.


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My recommendation:
- If you can afford it, buy a NAT / firewall / modem-router; for example US
Robotics 96107..
Yeah, that's an ADSL modem-router. I have a cable connection with a
gateway (AKA cable "modem") and Linksys NAT router/switch/WAP behind
that. It has some basic filtering functionality, but is not actually
a firewall.

After having read this group for a few months, I expected to hear
quite a few mixed opinions of outgoing-app control -- perhaps its
somewhat bloatware and somewhat helpful. Like I said, the reason I
like Sygate's is that it's fast and plays well with other apps -- a
rare find.

But as far as the PFW functions go, thanks for your input. I've been
using it complimentary w/ the above setup on one box, and the SP2
firewall on another less-often-used one.

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