Firewall Suggestions

gameman733 · July 4th, 2004, 04:57

I need a good firewall but im not going to use zonealarm. i just found out that one of its things (dunno what it is, vsmon.exe) was using 70MB of ram and using up as much CPU time as it could get. had my computer on about 3 hours i guess, and it had 2 hours of CPU time the rest barly added up to 50 min. So anyway, i need a good firewall. any suggestions?

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Mats · July 4th, 2004, 05:02

i'm using outpost pro, and happy with it.

JanusX · July 4th, 2004, 05:06

I use sygate for my firewall needs.

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kingfah · July 4th, 2004, 06:01

use Tiny Personal Firewall it is the best firewall (in my openion)
this program blocks all types of port scans, hackers (obviously), spyware program that sends your valueable info and much much more

zcal · July 4th, 2004, 07:09

You could always try a router. Mine's worked well for me thus far.

**Kane** · July 4th, 2004, 11:20

I used Outpost for about a day before I got XPSP2 installed. Now I just use the built in XP firewall.

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LuZi · July 4th, 2004, 11:49

I use a router

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MaZa · July 4th, 2004, 12:34

ZoneAlarm Free version. Best protection and easy of use, but it conflicts with some Norton programs and P2P softs, (like overnet) and start hogging ram.

Kerio Personal Firewall. Good protection, and works well with every p2p program that i know. No conflicts.

Sygate Personal Firewall. Something between Kerio and ZoneAlarm. Hogs ram when ABC bittorrent client is on, but works well with other P2P softs.

XP own firewall is up to no good. No Program webaccess control or anything, so every damn trojan and spyware prog have access to internet if one manages to find its way to your computer. Or have Microsoft updated it?

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**Kane** · July 4th, 2004, 12:53

XPSP2 has an updated firewall.

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MaZa · July 4th, 2004, 13:24

I guess i'll check it out. I havent updated to SP2 yet, so...

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Unicron · July 4th, 2004, 15:50

really, I would suggest a hardware firewall...just a simple $20-30 wireless or non-wireless router will have a typically very nice firewall function with nice things like port forwarding and other nifty net things if you want to get more advanced with it in the future.

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gameman733 · July 4th, 2004, 17:36

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You could always try a router. Mine's worked well for me thus far.

Well, i would prefer software because i switch my computer from cable to 56K and back, and a router wont help with 56K. And when I am on cable, i just make my computer a DMZ host to avoid conflicts with p2p and games.

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ZoneAlarm Free version. Best protection and easy of use, but it conflicts with some Norton programs and P2P softs, (like overnet) and start hogging ram.

I already said im not using zonealarm. look at my reasons in my first post

I thought zone alarm was causing problems, and it was causing some, but its not causing all of my problems. Im having issues with warcraft 3 taking forever to come out of games that are about 1 1/2 to 2 hours long or more. Also, shareaza keeps freezing on me and it takes control of my internet. When its on, i cant ping websites and stuff. IIRC activesync does something similiar on my dads laptop. any ideas?

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RZetlin · July 5th, 2004, 03:27

If you use P2P I recommend Sygate. Sygate offers more detail info than ZoneAlarm and it's easier to config for P2P software.

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EmuMyke · July 5th, 2004, 03:45

A router is the best choice, but as far as software firewalls go, Outpost Pro is awesome. The free version of Outpost is good for the simple webuser.

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MaZa · July 5th, 2004, 08:28

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I thought zone alarm was causing problems, and it was causing some, but its not causing all of my problems. Im having issues with warcraft 3 taking forever to come out of games that are about 1 1/2 to 2 hours long or more. Also, shareaza keeps freezing on me and it takes control of my internet. When its on, i cant ping websites and stuff. IIRC activesync does something similiar on my dads laptop. any ideas?

And if you look my post, you'll see that i said it gives best protection, but causes problems with some programs.

If you use programs that conflict with Zonealarm, try Kerio or Sygate. Both are easy to use. (Both works in "do-you-allow-this-file-access-internet" systemsimilar to ZoneAlarm)

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JAZ · July 5th, 2004, 09:47

Yeah I switched over to Sygate a week or so ago from Zone & its a great free firewall, thanks to whoever recommended it

Esturk · July 5th, 2004, 17:28

External firewalls and routers are the best in my opinion. Have and old Pentium computer lying around? Check out http://www.smoothwall.org

MaZa · July 5th, 2004, 18:33

In home use (gamer or just net surfer) external firewalls are useless. They dont provide that much better protection VS software firewall, and software one is much easier to use. No need to play around ports and such.

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July 4th, 2004, 04:57	#1
gameman733 Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: no where Posts: 340	Firewall Suggestions I need a good firewall but im not going to use zonealarm. i just found out that one of its things (dunno what it is, vsmon.exe) was using 70MB of ram and using up as much CPU time as it could get. had my computer on about 3 hours i guess, and it had 2 hours of CPU time the rest barly added up to 50 min. So anyway, i need a good firewall. any suggestions? __________________ Desktop: CPU:Athlon XP 2400+ Mobo:Shuttle AK32VN Memory:256MB PC2100 DDR-RAM + 512 PC2700 DDR-RAM Video Card:Apollo Geforce 6600GT + HDTV out Hard Drives: Maxtor 120GB 7200 RPM + Maxtor 120GB 5400 RPM + Maxtor 20GB DVD+RW: Lite-on LDW-401S 4x Running XP Pro SP2 Linbox (R.I.P, Dead Motherboard)(server): CPU: 1.4ghz Athlon Mobo: ECS K7S5A Memory: 2x64MB SDRAM Video Card: ATI Rage something Drives: hda: 6 GB HD hdc: DVD-rom Drive Running Debian Sarge

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July 4th, 2004, 05:02	#2
Mats I'm Lost.. Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: the blue nowhere.. Posts: 141	i'm using outpost pro, and happy with it.

July 4th, 2004, 05:06	#3
JanusX Nu... Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: A small cluttered desk Posts: 472	I use sygate for my firewall needs. __________________ "Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws." - Plato

July 4th, 2004, 06:01	#4
kingfah Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5	use Tiny Personal Firewall it is the best firewall (in my openion) this program blocks all types of port scans, hackers (obviously), spyware program that sends your valueable info and much much more

July 4th, 2004, 07:09	#5
zcal I am that merry wanderer Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: USA Posts: 326	You could always try a router. Mine's worked well for me thus far.

July 4th, 2004, 11:20	#6
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,303	I used Outpost for about a day before I got XPSP2 installed. Now I just use the built in XP firewall. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Phenom II X4, 4Gb DDR2, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 32Gb OCZ Vertex SSD, 500Gb RAID HDD, Windows 7 Home Premium Erika: (MCPC) Revo3610, Windows 7 Home Premium Kimiko: (Craptop) HP Mini 210

July 4th, 2004, 11:49	#7
LuZi Crazy White Boy Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 90	I use a router __________________ Be sure to be not sure.

July 4th, 2004, 12:34	#8
MaZa !!!METAL UNCLE!!! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Finland Posts: 1,951	ZoneAlarm Free version. Best protection and easy of use, but it conflicts with some Norton programs and P2P softs, (like overnet) and start hogging ram. Kerio Personal Firewall. Good protection, and works well with every p2p program that i know. No conflicts. Sygate Personal Firewall. Something between Kerio and ZoneAlarm. Hogs ram when ABC bittorrent client is on, but works well with other P2P softs. XP own firewall is up to no good. No Program webaccess control or anything, so every damn trojan and spyware prog have access to internet if one manages to find its way to your computer. Or have Microsoft updated it? __________________ Athlon XP 2600+ Barton, 1GB 333mhz DDR RAM, NVidia 6800GT, 2x160GB HD + gainward 3d glasses :fart:

July 4th, 2004, 12:53	#9
Kane 邪魔ゎ指せない Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Gosport, England Posts: 26,303	XPSP2 has an updated firewall. __________________ >Site Live< Pop over to my site for help with setting up PSX emulators. Help for the Final Fantasies and other RPGs avalaible Celes: (Desktop) Phenom II X4, 4Gb DDR2, GeForce 8800 GTS 320Mb, 32Gb OCZ Vertex SSD, 500Gb RAID HDD, Windows 7 Home Premium Erika: (MCPC) Revo3610, Windows 7 Home Premium Kimiko: (Craptop) HP Mini 210

July 4th, 2004, 13:24	#10
MaZa !!!METAL UNCLE!!! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Finland Posts: 1,951	I guess i'll check it out. I havent updated to SP2 yet, so... __________________ Athlon XP 2600+ Barton, 1GB 333mhz DDR RAM, NVidia 6800GT, 2x160GB HD + gainward 3d glasses :fart:

July 4th, 2004, 15:50	#11
Unicron Git er done Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Raleigh, NC USA GO us! Posts: 2,829	really, I would suggest a hardware firewall...just a simple $20-30 wireless or non-wireless router will have a typically very nice firewall function with nice things like port forwarding and other nifty net things if you want to get more advanced with it in the future. __________________ It is the soldier, not the court, that has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the agitator, who has given us the freedom to protest. It is the soldier who salutes the flag, serves beneath the flag, whose coffin is draped by the flag, who gives that protestor the freedom he abuses to burn that flag. -Senator Zell Miller

July 5th, 2004, 03:27	#13
RZetlin General of Tangerines Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Defending the Sea Posts: 3,923	If you use P2P I recommend Sygate. Sygate offers more detail info than ZoneAlarm and it's easier to config for P2P software. __________________ AMD Athlon 64 3700+ \| 2 GB RAM \| XFX Nvidia 6800 GS 256 MB XXX Edition \| Win XP Pro SP3 "Asu no Egao no Tame ni!" - So We Can Smile Tomorrow! Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/RZetlin

July 5th, 2004, 03:45	#14
EmuMyke QUAAARK!! Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 24	A router is the best choice, but as far as software firewalls go, Outpost Pro is awesome. The free version of Outpost is good for the simple webuser. __________________ sig removed, consult sig rules

July 5th, 2004, 09:47	#16
JAZ Nintendo Zealot Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: UK Posts: 1,425	Yeah I switched over to Sygate a week or so ago from Zone & its a great free firewall, thanks to whoever recommended it

July 5th, 2004, 17:28	#17
Esturk Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,964	External firewalls and routers are the best in my opinion. Have and old Pentium computer lying around? Check out http://www.smoothwall.org

July 5th, 2004, 18:33	#18
MaZa !!!METAL UNCLE!!! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Finland Posts: 1,951	In home use (gamer or just net surfer) external firewalls are useless. They dont provide that much better protection VS software firewall, and software one is much easier to use. No need to play around ports and such. __________________ Athlon XP 2600+ Barton, 1GB 333mhz DDR RAM, NVidia 6800GT, 2x160GB HD + gainward 3d glasses :fart: