is there any good free firewalls??

I'd recommend Zone Labs Zone Alarm. You can download it here: http://www.zonelabs.com/store/conten...p?lid=db2_free

iptables and ipchains are by far the best free ones. Don't forget the smoothwall project. www.LinuxISO.org

I do not recommend ZoneAlarm. though I have never had a problem with it(of course that was years ago). I have just heard to many complaints from friends that are network engineers & security engineers that work for the military. I tend to believe ones who I look up to.

But I have used this free SYGATE real easy to configure you will have no problem buddy.
It's a practical step. Adding layers of security can't be a bad thing... No one can argue against having security. Some members on this site show no need for security which is ashame.

http://www.sygate.com/

Alt mirror www.WebAttack.com
or www.Downloads.com


cheers

While iptables and ipchains are great, as far as I know they're only for linux. Zone Alarm is the only free one I know of for Windows.

Who said they were for NT? Its was a joke.

dvr's initial question was about free firewalls. I just wanted to make sure that he knew they weren't for Windows ... so this way he doesn't spend 1000 hours looking for them on download.com :-P

[sidenote] When I had my linux box up, I *gasp* didn't have it firewalled at all. It was behind an XP machine running WinGate which was behind the Windows XP built-in firewall which was behind my linksys switch. I am the only user of my home network. However, I would like to say that I DO NOT recommend this at all. I was just lazy.[/sidenote]

thanx fo your replys.
I guess I should of said I am running win2k for an OS.

Just want to throw in a couple more free ones.
http://coombs.anu.edu.au/~avalon/
http://www.benzedrine.cx/pf.html
http://firestarter.sourceforge.net/

http://www.rfxnetworks.com/apf.php is highly recommended here.

Regards,

Martyn

just wondering?
(i know i'm piggy backing) but would any one recomend using a linux box settup as a firewall only with only a local login? or is it still better to use a solid box of tricks like a watchgaurd or a sonicwall?


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