can anyone recomend a free firewall
29-05-2006, 17:28
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can anyone recomend a free firewall
looking for something simple, install and forget .
i dont have sp2 so need something else ,
a free one would be good ,any recomendations 
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29-05-2006, 17:43
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Re: can anyone recomend a free firewall
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Originally Posted by sheridan
looking for something simple, install and forget .
i dont have sp2 so need something else ,
a free one would be good ,any recomendations |
Zone Alarm - Download
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29-05-2006, 17:49
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Re: can anyone recomend a free firewall
He did say good Wayne 
Can't really give my recomendations as I run without one on my PCs, just use the one on the router.
This thread has some recommendations in it mate
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...ad.php?t=47317
Last edited by Shaun; 29-05-2006 at 17:53.
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29-05-2006, 17:50
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Re: can anyone recomend a free firewall
Hey it is easy to install and forget about when its running 
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29-05-2006, 17:53
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Re: can anyone recomend a free firewall
Norton Personal Firewall (if you are willing to pay)
You could downlaod and install SP2 if you want a basic firewall or are you not able to for some reason
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29-05-2006, 17:54
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Re: can anyone recomend a free firewall
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Originally Posted by topcreator
Norton Personal Firewall (if you are willing to pay)
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You could downlaod and install SP2 if you want a basic firewall
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Not to knock your suggestion mate but many users on here are reporting issues with Norton products 
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29-05-2006, 17:55
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Re: can anyone recomend a free firewall
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Originally Posted by Shaun
Not to knock your suggestion mate but many users on here are reporting issues with Norton products |
I know, in all the years that i have been using Norton products i havent had any problems
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29-05-2006, 18:14
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Re: can anyone recomend a free firewall
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Originally Posted by topcreator
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Not to knock your suggestion mate but many users on here are reporting issues with Norton products |
I know, in all the years that i have been using Norton products i havent had any problems |
It does what it is supposed to but is a system hog!
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29-05-2006, 18:18
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Re: can anyone recomend a free firewall
Kerio.
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30-05-2006, 00:13
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Re: can anyone recomend a free firewall
black ice would be the best to get
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30-05-2006, 00:37
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Re: can anyone recomend a free firewall
There are very few reasons not to go SP2..
For most standard home users, this is fine and will give you minimal protection, but thats all you will need.
SP2 has been around for so long now i cannot see a reason why not to install it.
Black ice if you really want to leave SP2 not installed is what I owuld sugggest. both norton and zone alarm seem to take to many system resources...
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30-05-2006, 01:00
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Re: can anyone recomend a free firewall
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Originally Posted by sheridan
looking for something simple, install and forget .
i dont have sp2 so need something else ,
a free one would be good ,any recomendations |
You really *should* be running SP2..
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30-05-2006, 01:18
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Re: can anyone recomend a free firewall
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Originally Posted by sheridan
looking for something simple, install and forget .
i dont have sp2 so need something else ,
a free one would be good ,any recomendations |
There are a few listed here it's a dated thread, so some of them maybe paid for or discontinued.
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30-05-2006, 02:59
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Re: can anyone recomend a free firewall
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Originally Posted by Shaun
Can't really give my recomendations as I run without one on my PCs, just use the one on the router. |
Doh - not good!
http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/sh...756#post749756
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30-05-2006, 12:34
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Re: can anyone recomend a free firewall
like Nffc said I would go for Kerio, its good, free and quite easy to use. other then that I would be thinking about say Outpost by Agnitum (was a freebie on the PCadvice magazine of may) otherwise its about £20 a year.
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