[joe tweaker]

Is there any concensus as to the best free firewall which runs on Windows 98/SE???
I'm currently running Sygate Personal Firewall build 2710, but it has a known issue with 98/SE.
It works ok, but continuously writes entries to a log file about every 2 seconds.
The last free build had an even bigger issue (on 98/SE only) where the firewall
will occasionally terminate at random, ie, just shutdown without any warning.
That isn't a problem with 2710, but the constant writing to the log file is annoying.
Both issues were discussed on the old sygate products forum, which no longer exists.

I'm thinking about trying Kerio 2.1.5 with the ruleset posted at dslreports.com.
Are there any other good free firewalls with low memory requirements
(ie NOT ZoneAlarm) that run well on Windows 98/SE???

[eidenk]

Jetico 1.1 would appear to be the best 9x firewall. It is also free. Very lightweight, but quite akward to configure though. I use it since what seems ages now.

If you'd bring this topic in the 9x forums you would certainly yeld more feedback than here I reckon.

That's for everyone interested in firewalls in general in case it has not been posted yet :

http://www.matousec.com/projects/windows-p...sts-results.php

This post has been edited by eidenk: 20 November 2007 - 10:44 PM

[Maleko]

well, got tired of zone alarm. the interface looked cheap, and all the popups were annoying as hell, and ive used other ones which do popup yes, but not like zonealarm.
Wasnt very user friendly IMO, peole may disagree, but thats wat i felt.

Using Comodo now, great interface, user friendly with great features...and its free (yes zone alarm basic is, but pro isnt)

[Redcloud]

I've been using Zone Alarm Suite for the past six months. No problem with it. I like the way it grabs viruses. I had used Zone Alarm Pro for 2 years prior to that. Never had any problems. I just bought Norton 360, but won't install it for another six months when my ZA subscription runs out. I also use(d) Norton Ghost 10 to do a complete backup of my boot (system) drive. I had problems with that. Any thoughts on Norton 360?

[spacesurfer]

On my physical system, I'm using NIS 2007, but I'm trying out the new version of Comodo firewall 3.0 in a Virtual PC 2007 with Vista installed.

It's got some good new features that I have yet to play around, like being able to specify which files/folders are secure.

One negative, which is bugging me, is I can't find a list of application that have access to internet in one central place. Otherwise, the graphics UI has been improved from 2.0, it looks more polished than the cheap UI of 2.0.

[Stoner81]

Im using PC Tools Firewall Plus which is free to download from

http://www.pctools.com/mirror/fwinstall.exe

So far not had any probs at all with this in any way and its no where near as twitchy as ZoneAlarm (Comodo works the same way as ZoneAlarm but you need Your Uninstaller 2008 to remove it fully)

Stoner81

[Andrew932]

I used to use Pc Tools antispyware, but started to cause errors and didn't update properly. Never tried the Firewall, doubt it's any better

[TheUrbanMyth]

Other- Comodo Firewall Pro.....

[eye-tea]

i'm using norton 2008, it works great for me and it doesn't slow down my system that much. a few years ago i had a computerattack and norton blocked evrything nicely !
I was chocked, really someone was trying to hack my computer but thanks to my norton he didn't had any luck

i always use norton, nothing else. on smaller systems (2Ghz) it would recommend something else but on large systems (3Ghz) like mine i would take norton

[Tripredacus]

At work I just got a firewall program. It is built into the Trend Micro CSA. I think I am the only one in the company that is using it.

At home I have the XP Firewall turned on and use a hardware firewall for real protection.

[Cartman-SRK]

On the same subject, What Server Based Firewall do you suggest? Need a Software based install on server 2003.

Or How can I use the Windows firewall to block IP Ranges?

[nitroshift]

Cartman-SRK, on Dec 15 2008, 09:04 PM, said:

On the same subject, What Server Based Firewall do you suggest? Need a Software based install on server 2003.

Or How can I use the Windows firewall to block IP Ranges?

Get yourself a Juniper Barracuda (hardware firewall). Got a few of these babies at work and I'm very happy it doesn't let employees waste their time looking for pr0n

[VirBlade]

Gouki, on Mar 24 2006, 08:01 AM, said:

I just noticed you said Kerio, still, there is not vote on the Poll for that particular Firewall.

oh yes...

i vote none....nothing is everything
why do so many people like the ZoneAlarm .......weather it is free...?

[volcomftwthe1]

I use Comodo Firewall, its a very good Firewall ;D

Greetings

VOLCOMFTW

[DigeratiPrime]

I have been using the Vista "Windows Firewall with Advanced Security" aka advfirewall with netsh scripts. I disable all rules and block traffic by default in both directions for all network profiles. I then create very specific rules to allow things to work, for example:

netsh advfirewall reset
netsh advfirewall set allprofiles state on
netsh advfirewall set allprofiles firewallpolicy blockinbound,blockoutbound 
netsh advfirewall firewall set rule name=all new enable=no
netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Internet Explorer x86" dir=out  program="%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" enable=yes profile=any action=allow protocol=tcp remoteport=21,80,443
netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Internet Explorer x86" dir=out  program="%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" enable=yes profile=any action=allow protocol=udp remoteport=53

I disable the DNS Client service so I have to manually allow DNS (port 53 udp) per process.

For my gateway I currently have a WRT54GL running Tomato Linux firmware, but I switch back and forth to another WRT54GL running DD-WRT sometimes. I am working on replacing it with pfSense, just building a list of rules in a virtual network and deciding if it should be run natively or virtually.

[e-berlin]

Where's the best one - COMODO Firewall?

[leni341]

I use Mil Firewall and do recommend Mil Firewall . This program monitors all programs that try to breach into your computer and shows detailed information about them. It has independent protection of each network connection and predefined rules for frequently used programs. I love it, i love, i love it

Also it has very modern appearance, look it here: http://www.milincorporated.com/mil-firewall.html

[Maleko]

I upgraded my eset antivirus to eset smart security, love the firewall for it, nice easy to use and all in one package!

[Woomera]

nitroshift, on Dec 18 2008, 10:23 PM, said:

Get yourself a Juniper Barracuda (hardware firewall). Got a few of these babies at work and I'm very happy it doesn't let employees waste their time looking for pr0n

i will not work for you

[CoffeeFiend]

Woomera, on Jan 22 2010, 12:46 PM, said:

i will not work for you

If that's your attitude then that's perfectly fine, as most employers would rather not hire you anyway. Win-win.