Know of any super fast firewall anyone? - Page 2

Dashken · 10th Jun 2005, 04:32 PM

I'm using Sygate Personal Firewall. Recommended. It's fast and easy to use. But one thing though... recently... sometimes it shuts off by itself. But I think it's still running in the background. Maybe due to not enough resources or something.

BlueStream · 14th Jun 2005, 09:41 PM

Darn.. Me having trouble getting that darn thing...

aKho · 14th Jun 2005, 10:57 PM

is it cos your in Singapore? I hear the government banned people from downloading mp3s and they are being very strict about it. want me to send it to u instead? ZoneAlarm / Sygate?

ESP · 15th Jun 2005, 04:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dashken

I'm using Sygate Personal Firewall. Recommended. It's fast and easy to use. But one thing though... recently... sometimes it shuts off by itself. But I think it's still running in the background. Maybe due to not enough resources or something.

What's your system spec?

Dashken · 15th Jun 2005, 08:59 PM

A64 2800+
768MB DDR RAM
etc...

My SAV auto-protect is also not on the system tray now, but the rtvscan.exe is still running.

BlueStream · 15th Jun 2005, 09:01 PM

nah.. no actual ban...
I'm unstoppable.. wahaha...

[edited]
Doh!!! Reply wrong person.. haha....
[/edited]

Aion-X · 15th Jun 2005, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ESP

Is Windows XP's Windows Firewall good?

Not good enough but it's better than nothing.

psycomatis · 16th Jun 2005, 12:18 AM

i use kasperky firewall and also use ip potimizer change my ip

Olle P · 30th Jan 2006, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Giraffe }{unter

... a Simple linksys router with a NAT firewall is more than enough protection for the power user.

The word is to use both hardware and software firewall.
The router, if correctly configured, is excellent at blocking incoming traffic, but you still need a software firewall to block outgoing traffic from malware that's been installed on the computer. And that goes double if you run a network.

Now for something (not) completely different, which is the reason why I dug up this old thread in the first place:
What about nVidias motherboard firewall (ActiveArmor) included with nForce4?
I've read that it's a feature, but no reports as to how well it works or how user friendly it is.
Currently I use SPF, but consider to use something else now that it's not freeware any more. I might pay up and stick to it, but only after weighing in the alternatives.
I've also ordered a motherboard with the nVidia firewall, so now I'll have to figure out if that's good enough on it's own or if I need a software firewall as well.

Any info would be appreciated.

Edit: Going to the horse's mouth I see that the ActiveArmor should be sufficient, if it works as promised.

Cheers
Olle

fyire · 30th Jan 2006, 07:07 PM

The BSD IPFW firewall's pretty good. Wont even notice any resources taken up by it. Using that on OS X.

10th Jun 2005, 04:32 PM	#11 (permalink)
Dashken Administrator! Join Date: 21 Apr 2003 Location: Penang Posts: 30,231 Reputation: 2352 Rep Power: 60	I'm using Sygate Personal Firewall. Recommended. It's fast and easy to use. But one thing though... recently... sometimes it shuts off by itself. But I think it's still running in the background. Maybe due to not enough resources or something. __________________ \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 @ 3.2Ghz \| ASUS P5B-E Plus \| G.SKILL 2x1GB DDR2 800 \| 6 HDDs (2TB+ only ) \| NVIDIA GeForce 7600GT \| Dell E248WFP 24" Widescreen \| \| Intel C2Q Q9450 \| MSI P45 Neo3-FR \| 2 x 2GB OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 Gold Edition \| 1 x Seagate 250GB HDD \| 2 x Seagate 750GB HDD \| 3 x Seagate 1TB HDD \| NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT \| Cooler Master CM690 chassis \| Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 550W PSU \| Dell E248WFP 24" Widescreen \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Blog : Dashken's I-Blog Gallery : Dashken's I-Paintings

15th Jun 2005, 08:59 PM	#15 (permalink)
Dashken Administrator! Join Date: 21 Apr 2003 Location: Penang Posts: 30,231 Reputation: 2352 Rep Power: 60	A64 2800+ 768MB DDR RAM etc... My SAV auto-protect is also not on the system tray now, but the rtvscan.exe is still running. __________________ \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 @ 3.2Ghz \| ASUS P5B-E Plus \| G.SKILL 2x1GB DDR2 800 \| 6 HDDs (2TB+ only ) \| NVIDIA GeForce 7600GT \| Dell E248WFP 24" Widescreen \| \| Intel C2Q Q9450 \| MSI P45 Neo3-FR \| 2 x 2GB OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 Gold Edition \| 1 x Seagate 250GB HDD \| 2 x Seagate 750GB HDD \| 3 x Seagate 1TB HDD \| NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT \| Cooler Master CM690 chassis \| Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 550W PSU \| Dell E248WFP 24" Widescreen \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Blog : Dashken's I-Blog Gallery : Dashken's I-Paintings

15th Jun 2005, 09:01 PM	#16 (permalink)
BlueStream Warming up Join Date: 9 May 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 106 Reputation: 6 Rep Power: 5	nah.. no actual ban... I'm unstoppable.. wahaha... [edited] Doh!!! Reply wrong person.. haha.... [/edited] Last edited by BlueStream : 15th Jun 2005 at 09:06 PM.

14th Jun 2005, 09:41 PM	#12 (permalink)
BlueStream Warming up Join Date: 9 May 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 106 Reputation: 6 Rep Power: 5	Darn.. Me having trouble getting that darn thing...

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aKho beat around the bush Join Date: 3 Jun 2005 Location: Kuching, Sarawak Posts: 2,811 Reputation: 1239 Rep Power: 19	is it cos your in Singapore? I hear the government banned people from downloading mp3s and they are being very strict about it. want me to send it to u instead? ZoneAlarm / Sygate?

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psycomatis Just Started Join Date: 28 Dec 2004 Location: Malta Posts: 44 Reputation: 8 Rep Power: 0	i use kasperky firewall and also use ip potimizer change my ip

30th Jan 2006, 07:07 PM	#20 (permalink)
fyire I'm a regular Join Date: 15 Jan 2004 Location: Somewhere out there Posts: 352 Reputation: 15 Rep Power: 6	The BSD IPFW firewall's pretty good. Wont even notice any resources taken up by it. Using that on OS X.