Can anyone recommend a decent Firewall?

The Natural Philosopher

Michael Chare wrote:
> "The Natural Philosopher" <a@b.c> wrote in message
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>> Michael Chare wrote:
>>> "That Man!" <> wrote in message
>>> news:9_f7j.4198$.net...
>>>> Hello ...........
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone recommend a decent firewall please?
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Using a NAT router makes it difficult for anyone outside your local
>>> network to contact your PC or any ontehr devices attached to your
>>> local network.
>>>
>>>
>> Indeed. With a NASTY rouiter costimng less than most firewl;l
>> software,. and not restriucting speed, its a sure fire bet.
>>
>> NAT routers ion default settings stop anyone probing in, the same as
>> any firewall would. In fact they are full firewalls to start with, and
>> need to be adjusted to let ANYTHING in.
>>
>>
>> The only time I have had recourse to a discrete firewall was when
>> using a Belkin and setting it up top allow global access to a web
>> server. I could not set it up top allow just my IP address to access
>> it in more powerful ways, so I had to fit a firewall to the server.
>>
>
> I have been able to configure my router so that it passes HTTP requests
> on to a fixed address. What is a pity is that I can not configure the
> router to validate a userid and password before the first request is
> passed on. Do you happen to know if any of the normal ADSL broadband
> routers do this?
>

No, but its trivial to add that to the server itself. And as far as I
can see, no less secure.

If you are concerned about snooping passwords, use https.




>

Steve B

"That Man!" <> wrote in message
news:9_f7j.4198$.net...
> Hello ...........
>
> Can anyone recommend a decent firewall please?
>
> I'm using Kerio presently, but, after the free trial it's gone extremely
> basic!
>
> I have heard Zone alarm is good,
>
>
> Brian (Huddersfield)
>

Comodo is supposed to be good. I'm sticking to an old fully working Kerio
for now.

The Natural Philosopher

Michael Chare wrote:
> "The Natural Philosopher" <a@b.c> wrote in message
> news:.clara.net...
>> Michael Chare wrote:
>>> "That Man!" <> wrote in message
>>> news:9_f7j.4198$.net...
>>>> Hello ...........
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone recommend a decent firewall please?
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Using a NAT router makes it difficult for anyone outside your local
>>> network to contact your PC or any ontehr devices attached to your
>>> local network.
>>>
>>>
>> Indeed. With a NASTY rouiter costimng less than most firewl;l
>> software,. and not restriucting speed, its a sure fire bet.
>>
>> NAT routers ion default settings stop anyone probing in, the same as
>> any firewall would. In fact they are full firewalls to start with, and
>> need to be adjusted to let ANYTHING in.
>>
>>
>> The only time I have had recourse to a discrete firewall was when
>> using a Belkin and setting it up top allow global access to a web
>> server. I could not set it up top allow just my IP address to access
>> it in more powerful ways, so I had to fit a firewall to the server.
>>
>
> I have been able to configure my router so that it passes HTTP requests
> on to a fixed address. What is a pity is that I can not configure the
> router to validate a userid and password before the first request is
> passed on. Do you happen to know if any of the normal ADSL broadband
> routers do this?
>

No, but its trivial to add that to the server itself. And as far as I
can see, no less secure.

If you are concerned about snooping passwords, use https.




>

Paul Cupis

That Man! wrote:
> I'm using Kerio presently, but, after the free trial it's gone extremely
> basic!

If you like kerio, why not pay for the full version?

Steve B

"That Man!" <> wrote in message
news:9_f7j.4198$.net...
> Hello ...........
>
> Can anyone recommend a decent firewall please?
>
> I'm using Kerio presently, but, after the free trial it's gone extremely
> basic!
>
> I have heard Zone alarm is good,
>
>
> Brian (Huddersfield)
>

Comodo is supposed to be good. I'm sticking to an old fully working Kerio
for now.

Paul Cupis

That Man! wrote:
> I'm using Kerio presently, but, after the free trial it's gone extremely
> basic!

If you like kerio, why not pay for the full version?

PeterC

On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:54:45 -0000, Steve B wrote:

> "That Man!" <> wrote in message
> news:9_f7j.4198$.net...
>> Hello ...........
>>
>> Can anyone recommend a decent firewall please?
>>
>> I'm using Kerio presently, but, after the free trial it's gone extremely
>> basic!
>>
>> I have heard Zone alarm is good,
>>
>>
>> Brian (Huddersfield)
>>
>
> Comodo is supposed to be good. I'm sticking to an old fully working Kerio
> for now.

Comodo is good, but needs a week or so to get sorted.

Online Armor Free (I'm using it until Comodo is OK) stealths all ports and
actually gives sensible alerts!
--
Peter.
You don't understand Newton's Third Law of Motion?
It's not rocket science, you know.

PeterC

On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:54:45 -0000, Steve B wrote:

> "That Man!" <> wrote in message
> news:9_f7j.4198$.net...
>> Hello ...........
>>
>> Can anyone recommend a decent firewall please?
>>
>> I'm using Kerio presently, but, after the free trial it's gone extremely
>> basic!
>>
>> I have heard Zone alarm is good,
>>
>>
>> Brian (Huddersfield)
>>
>
> Comodo is supposed to be good. I'm sticking to an old fully working Kerio
> for now.

Comodo is good, but needs a week or so to get sorted.

Online Armor Free (I'm using it until Comodo is OK) stealths all ports and
actually gives sensible alerts!
--
Peter.
You don't understand Newton's Third Law of Motion?
It's not rocket science, you know.

tony h

"Paul Cupis" <.uk> wrote in message
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> That Man! wrote:
>> I'm using Kerio presently, but, after the free trial it's gone extremely
>> basic!
>
> If you like kerio, why not pay for the full version?

currently on sale for $9.95. thats just £5 for something that you like (2
pints, 1 pack of fags)! i kinda understand piracy when it comes to hundreds
of pounds for an OS or office suite (though linux and openoffice work a
treat for free), but a fiver? everyone deserves to earn a wage.

tony h

"Paul Cupis" <.uk> wrote in message
news:fjk9v6$1q7r$.net...
> That Man! wrote:
>> I'm using Kerio presently, but, after the free trial it's gone extremely
>> basic!
>
> If you like kerio, why not pay for the full version?

currently on sale for $9.95. thats just £5 for something that you like (2
pints, 1 pack of fags)! i kinda understand piracy when it comes to hundreds
of pounds for an OS or office suite (though linux and openoffice work a
treat for free), but a fiver? everyone deserves to earn a wage.