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From: El Gee on 29 Aug 2006 10:12 prophet <user(a)domain.invalid> wrote in news:44f42c8f$0$4512$e4fe514c(a)news.xs4all.nl: > Sir Psycho wrote: > >> Kerio 2.1.5 is nice but dosent get along well with Visual Studio. All >> I need is something to tell me what apps are connecting out and if i >> want to block them with some rules as well. >> >> I guess Ill have to stick to the older version of Kerio. Thanks >> anyway peoples :) > > If you haven't tried it already, I find Sygate 5.6 to be a good > compromise. You can find it at > http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=sygate > I have been using it for about 3 years or so...maybe longer. I have been quite pleased. (yes I know it has been discontinued). Zone Alarm was a resource hog when I used it 3+ years ago. Kerio, I never tried. -- ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ El Gee Www.mistergeek.com <>< Know Christ, Know Peace -- No Christ, No Peace Remove .yourhat to reply ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
From: Bear Bottoms on 29 Aug 2006 17:18 On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 03:06:02 -0500, Sir Psycho <totalharmonicdistortion(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > Hi there, > > Now that Kerio Personal Firewall has gotten all bloated up im looking > for an alternative. > > One of its handy fetaures was that it told you what program wanted to > connect out, what protocol it used, what port and allowed you to create > rules based on these connections. > > Has anyone found something similar thats lightweight? > > Thank you all > Ashampoo...it's the best right now. http://bearbottoms1.com -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/
From: Bear Bottoms on 29 Aug 2006 17:20 On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 06:06:58 -0500, Sir Psycho <totalharmonicdistortion(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > Zone Alarm is for the average shmoe, and comodo is bloated out. > > Kerio 2.1.5 is nice but dosent get along well with Visual Studio. All I > need is something to tell me what apps are connecting out and if i want > to block them with some rules as well. > > I guess Ill have to stick to the older version of Kerio. Thanks anyway > peoples :) > > Bob wrote: >> John Corliss wrote: >> > Sir Psycho wrote: >> >> Hi there, >> >> >> >> Now that Kerio Personal Firewall has gotten all bloated up im looking >> >> for an alternative. >> >> >> >> One of its handy fetaures was that it told you what program wanted to >> >> connect out, what protocol it used, what port and allowed you to >> create >> >> rules based on these connections. >> >> >> >> Has anyone found something similar thats lightweight? >> >> >> >> Thank you all >> > >> > I still use Kerio version 2.1.5 to good effect. >> > >> It's been said many times before but it is difficult to beat Zone Alarm >> Free >> Bob > No sir...try Ashampoo...it's the bomb right now. http://bearbottoms1.com -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/
From: Bear Bottoms on 29 Aug 2006 17:20 On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 03:55:57 -0500, <jmatt(a)webace.com.au> wrote: > Sir Psycho wrote: >> Has anyone found something similar thats lightweight? > > Comodo Personal Firewall > http://www.comodogroup.com/products/free_products.html > FAQ > http://forums.comodo.com/index.php/topic,894.0.html > Flash tutorial ( You may have to use IE ) > http://www.embsolutions.com.au/cpf_rule/ > http://forums.comodo.com/index.php/topic,395.0.html > How to Protect your wifi-Lan > http://forums.comodo.com/index.php/topic,361.0.html > Forums > http://forums.comodo.com/ > Comodo bundles freakware with their products...do a search -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/
From: badgolferman on 29 Aug 2006 17:27
Bear Bottoms, 8/29/2006,5:18:45 PM, wrote: > On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 03:06:02 -0500, Sir Psycho > <totalharmonicdistortion(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi there, > > > > Now that Kerio Personal Firewall has gotten all bloated up im > > looking for an alternative. > > > > One of its handy fetaures was that it told you what program wanted > > to connect out, what protocol it used, what port and allowed you to > > create rules based on these connections. > > > > Has anyone found something similar thats lightweight? > > > > Thank you all > > > > Ashampoo...it's the best right now. http://bearbottoms1.com Why is it the best? Is there an independant review of this software? |