New firewall to replace tiny pf

Kandoko · 10-25-03, 02:12 PM

I have Tiny PF 2.0.1 installed for months now And I love the interface but,
The programs over a year old and new versions are no longer free so here are my questions

1) Do I need to relace/upgrade my firewall to keep it from getting out of date.
2) Any exloits that this firewall misses?
3)any personal choices for free firewalls?

I want my firewall to have completly adjustable rules
MD5 hashing of program exe's to verify authorization to rules

Tiny has this but its age has me a little worried.

I installed the free version of zonealarm on my aunts PC and its nice but not as streamlined as TinyPF but is my current front runner for a replacement.
P.S. NO one recomend Mcafee firewall

to me had that and Virus scan on my mothers computer and it was the most user UN-friendly pathetically desined, resource hogging, bloated slapdashed coded piece of crap I've had to deal with. I still can't belive she paid for that POS. Had to go get Norton VS and ZA installed to get the system stable.

nVidi0t · 10-26-03, 05:45 AM

I use Norton Personal Firewall. I heard Sygate PersonalFirewall is good for freeware, and also Blackice defender.

Zone Alarm is by far the best freeware I have tried. I find Norton the best overall though.

Smokey · 10-26-03, 07:07 AM

I use Kerio and seems be very good, been using it for over a year now on xp without any problems.

Blacklash · 11-05-03, 04:06 AM

Kerio is great. It works best when configured well. Create your rules then save the profile. I saved a post from a message board some where, quite awhile ago. It's extremely complete in explaining how to set up your rules etc.

Here is the file. The fellow that wrote it is given proper credit in the text..

http://members.cox.net/malficar/port%20rule.txt

For best viewing select all, copy, then paste it to your note pad, enable "wordwrap"

**vampireuk** · 11-05-03, 06:40 AM

I used Norton, then I remembered I was on a router

10-25-03, 02:12 PM	#1
Kandoko Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Killin'sumpn' in Karolina Posts: 49	New firewall to replace tiny pf I have Tiny PF 2.0.1 installed for months now And I love the interface but, The programs over a year old and new versions are no longer free so here are my questions 1) Do I need to relace/upgrade my firewall to keep it from getting out of date. 2) Any exloits that this firewall misses? 3)any personal choices for free firewalls? I want my firewall to have completly adjustable rules MD5 hashing of program exe's to verify authorization to rules Tiny has this but its age has me a little worried. I installed the free version of zonealarm on my aunts PC and its nice but not as streamlined as TinyPF but is my current front runner for a replacement. P.S. NO one recomend Mcafee firewall to me had that and Virus scan on my mothers computer and it was the most user UN-friendly pathetically desined, resource hogging, bloated slapdashed coded piece of crap I've had to deal with. I still can't belive she paid for that POS. Had to go get Norton VS and ZA installed to get the system stable. __________________ "This hyar curd enables users t'enjoy gamin' an' wawk mo'e produckively. While this hyar produck is not th' fastess in th' ATI lineup it is mighty stable, on overclocks an' perfo'ms fine."

10-26-03, 05:45 AM	#2
nVidi0t Quad Damage Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Fancisco. CA Posts: 1,569	I use Norton Personal Firewall. I heard Sygate PersonalFirewall is good for freeware, and also Blackice defender. Zone Alarm is by far the best freeware I have tried. I find Norton the best overall though. __________________ System: Intel Core 2 e6600 @ 3.6ghz (450*8) @ 1.475v \| Koolance Exos 2 Water Cooler \| 4096Mb Mushkin ASCENT 8500 @ 2.1v @ 1160Mhz\| Asus P5k Deluxe P35 'bearlake' 804bios \| PC Power & Cooling Silencer 850W\| BFG 8800GT OC2 675Mhz \| 150GB WD Raptor X \| Seagate Barracuda 250GB SATA \| Lian Li V2000 PC2 Case \| Pioneer DL Burner \| Creative Sound Blaster X-FI FATAL1TY FPS \| Dell 2707WFP 27" LCD \| Windows Vista Ultimate \| Sennheiser HD-590 Prestige/Sennheiser HD-650 Headphones w/ Emmeline Hornet Amp \| Razer Deathadder \| Razer tarantula Keyboard \|

10-26-03, 07:07 AM	#3
Smokey Team Rainbow Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: FRANCE Posts: 2,273	I use Kerio and seems be very good, been using it for over a year now on xp without any problems. __________________ HTPC/Gaming \| Hiper Type R 580W PSU\| Intel Q9550 @ 4GHz \| Gigabyte EP45 UD3R \|4x 1024MB OCZ Reaper PC9200 DDR2 \| Seagate 320GB/ Maxtor 320GB/ Maxtor 500GB HDD\|Sapphire HD5850 \| Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Pro \| Harmon Kardon AVR135 reciever \| Jamo S718 speakers \| 42" Plasma 720p (lounge room)-Samsung P2450H (bedroom)

11-05-03, 04:06 AM	#4
Blacklash 8^9^3 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Old Vizima Posts: 3,679	r Kerio is great. It works best when configured well. Create your rules then save the profile. I saved a post from a message board some where, quite awhile ago. It's extremely complete in explaining how to set up your rules etc. Here is the file. The fellow that wrote it is given proper credit in the text.. http://members.cox.net/malficar/port%20rule.txt For best viewing select all, copy, then paste it to your note pad, enable "wordwrap" __________________ Intel Core i7 920 @ 3.96GHz (1.36v)\|Mushkin 998681 XP3-12800 (3x2GB) ASUS TUF Sabertooth (X58)\|ASUS GTX 580 DirectCU II (980\|4604)\|ASUS PA246Q WD VelociRaptor 150GB HD (x2)\|Pioneer DVR-2920Q\|LG GH22LS30\|Klipsch PM20 2.0 SilverStone OP1000-E\|SilverStone TJ10-B\|Thermalright U-120 Extreme\|Win 7 HP x64

11-05-03, 06:40 AM	#5
vampireuk **** Holster Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: The armoury Posts: 2,813	I used Norton, then I remembered I was on a router __________________ I put children in microwaves.

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