I got a call from a friend once because they were locked out of the web. Turned out to be black ice blocking everything. And she's a pro. I use zonealarm and am quite happy with it.
> review of BlackIce most recent version on CNET - > sounds like it works ok IF you can tame it :-( > > http://makeashorterlink.com/?S1FC21362 > > might take you folks' advice and switch to ZA... > > Thanks all. > > -Ben > > > > > >From: Brian Scandale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: CF-Community <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: RE: Firewall > >Date: Fri, 08 Nov 2002 10:16:21 -0800 > > > >Must be OK then! > > > >At 09:43 AM 11/8/02, you wrote: > > >This isn't a server, just plain ol' household pc's. > > >Only really private things are Quicken and TurboTax. > > > > > >Last time I went to Gibson's "Shields Up" site and had it test my pc > >against > > >BlackIce, it said I was in "stealth" mode and it couldn't even see me > >until > > >I told it where to look. > > > > > >So I'm confused again. > > > > > >-Ben > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>From: "Cantrell, Adam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>To: CF-Community <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >>Subject: RE: Firewall > > >>Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 11:23:37 -0600 > > >> > > >>Ben, I remember a while ago Black Ice having a few vulnerabilities. Zone > > >>Alarm is good, but if you plan on running it with IIS on your machine, > > >>you'll have to change the order your services start up as it will > >prevent > > >>IIS from starting. This involves the usual registry hacks and all of > >that. > > >>An inconvenience, but I guess ZoneAlarm wasn't really designed for > >servers > > >>after all. For regular ol desktop PC's though it seems pretty good - it > > >>catches a lot of probes and makes your box appear offline for most > >simple > > >>script kiddie stuff. If you subscribe to the smallest fish in the sea > > >>theory, then it should promote you to at least the middle-sized school. > > >> > > >>I'd go hardware firewall if you have anything on your computer that's > > >>really > > >>private - which I don't. > > >> > > >>Adam. > > >> > > >> > > >> > -----Original Message----- > > >> > From: Ben Braver [mailto:benbraver@;hotmail.com] > > >> > Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 10:48 AM > > >> > To: CF-Community > > >> > Subject: RE: Firewall > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > I've got BlackIce Defender - do you guys/gals think that's ok > > >> > protection?? > > >> > > > >> > Don't have a router - have the cable modem connected to the > > >> > home network > > >> > hub, and each pc on the network has a copy of BlackIce. > > >> > > > >> > Any comments/slings/arrows ? > > >> > TIA. > > >> > > > >> > -Ben > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > >From: "Craig Dudley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> > >To: CF-Community <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> > >Subject: RE: Firewall > > >> > >Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 15:56:53 -0000 > > >> > > > > >> > >Zone Alarm, Norton Internet Security and a few others are all > >windows > > >> > >client firewalls. > > >> > > > > >> > >SmoothWall is an actual firewall which requires a dedicated > > >> > pc (not high > > >> > >spec), you put a couple of LAN cards into it, one into your LAN, one > > >> > >into your router and bingo, all the functionality of things like > > >> > >checkpoint or a Cisco pix, you can even create a DMZ with a > > >> > 3rd LAN card > > >> > >if needed. I think it's actually free too unless you want > > >> > support, even > > >> > >with support, it's still quite cheap. > > >> > > > > >> > >-----Original Message----- > > >> > >From: Harkins,Patrick [mailto:HarkinPA@;MapleLeaf.ca] > > >> > >Sent: 08 November 2002 15:48 > > >> > >To: CF-Community > > >> > >Subject: RE: Firewall > > >> > > > > >> > >I use ZoneAlarm and it works very well - apparently it is better > >than > > >> > >Norton's firewall at protecting from zombies.... > > >> > > > > >> > >Patrick > > >> > > > > >> > > > -----Original Message----- > > >> > > > From: FlashGuy [mailto:flashmx@;rogers.com] > > >> > > > Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 8:42 AM > > >> > > > To: CF-Community > > >> > > > Subject: OT: Firewall > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > Hi, > > >> > > > > > >> > > > Does anyone have experience with "SmoothWall"? Are there any > > >> > > > other free firewall software that basically the same. > > >> > > > I don't want to install Linux since its more than I require. > > >> > > > All I need is some simple firewall software. > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > >> > > > Colonel Nathan R. 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