:-) I must say you will hear lot of advises to go UNIX or Linux or whatever different from Windows :-) I have heard there is something like iptables for Windows, google-around this topic.
On Mon, Dec 29, 2008 at 00:37, Damian Carey <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > Sorry if this is too off topic - but I need advice. Any direction > would be useful. > > What is a good (what ever that means) - reliable - ZERO MAINTENANCE > firewall for small business PCs that allows me to open individual > ports to the local LAN? > > We are soon to deploy our distributed Java Desktop app out to > customers. Typical customers will run from 1 to perhaps 10 PCs, all > working off the same database. These businesses are very "industrial" > (think "Auto Mechanic") - so forget what they SHOULD do - they just > plug in new PCs and get going - and they will not change their ways. > Generally the PCs are pretty infected - but that is their problem. At > our trial customers our DBs and apps work brilliantly despite any > issues. > > What I'm looking for is candidates for firewalls for our server. > Essentially we just want to open ports 1527 (Derby) and 1099 (RMI) to > the LAN (say 192.168.1.1 thru 192.168.1.254). Also - this needs to be > set-and-forget - there is no IT support in these small organisations. > > I love my ESET NOD32 Anti-virus and firewall at home - and I have > never had a problem in years, but unfortunately I can't just set it to > "Automatic Mode" and then open some ports - I must go to "Policy" or > "Interactive" Mode to open those ports - and that is completley > unacceptable for our customers. > > I always struggle with Norton - it is not transparent (to me) about > what it is doing or what it is blocking or why or how to unblock > something. It gives me nightmares and I will never recommend it to a > customer. Norton and McAfee (aka "more coffee") seem to focus on > getting customer subscriptions renewals - not at helping my technical > challenges. > > Any advice, suggestions, recommendation is welcome - even from Norton > and McAfee fans! > > Many thanks, > -Damian >
