How to block a chunk of IPs?
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From: chris on 10 Feb 2010 16:29 "slate_leeper" wrote about Sygate > >But isn't it recommended not to use that firewall because it has a > >security exploit? I seem to remember reading that and is why I stopped > >using it long ago. > > > Never heard anything about such a problem. The real problem was that > Norton bought it to kill it. Can't have a better product out there as > competition, you know. Some problems are: if you use a local proxy for internet access Sygate's localhost checking is bad. Sometimes a blocked IP in Sygates advanced rules isn't always blocked. Application settings sometimes disappear.
From: chris on 10 Feb 2010 16:17 "Cronos" wrote > I thought iptables is Linux only? you are correct. I thought that iptables had a Windows clone, but I couldn't find anything. > Why use iptables when the Windows firewall is fine and is > only outbound rules anyway unless I go to advanced mode? how good the Windows firewall is is an item for comp.security.firewalls. There has been discussions in the past.
From: Boris Badenov on 14 Feb 2010 09:15
chris wrote: > how good the Windows firewall is is an item for > comp.security.firewalls. > There has been discussions in the past. I've been using it exclusively since XP and haven't had any issues yet so it is good enough for me. I have a router with Linux software on it too. |