First, has anyone tried out the new Netveda Firewall? I used to use it a long time ago, but cant remember why i switched. Any good?
Second, is Outpost a good firewall, compared to the others, and is anyone using it?
Third, can you have two firewalls installed, as long as only one is running?
Fourth, if I set everything to BLOCK ALL, can i just allow items that i use on a regular basis, and keep other items from "phoning home" per se and still be able to use the programs?
1.i haven't tried netveda firewall so i can't make suggestions
2. Outpost Firewall is good but I'm using Zone Alarm security suite
3. You can only use one firewall at a time, having two can cause system instabilities.
4. from what I've experience setting "block all" is like locking up all internet access so i recommend that you set your firewall to "Auto-learn" or "Learn Mode"
3. You can only use one firewall at a time, having two can cause system instabilities.
Yup! Even if one is disabled via it's settings, etc., many will still load a system driver that could cause the computer to lockup when attempting to start Windows.
First, has anyone tried out the new Netveda Firewall? I used to use it a long time ago, but cant remember why i switched. Any good?
Second, is Outpost a good firewall, compared to the others, and is anyone using it?
Third, can you have two firewalls installed, as long as only one is running?
Fourth, if I set everything to BLOCK ALL, can i just allow items that i use on a regular basis, and keep other items from "phoning home" per se and still be able to use the programs?
Well, lol, i decided to try zone alarm firewall. It is actually pretty user friendly and easy to use so I am going to give it a shot for awhile. I'll update on if I like it or not.
First, has anyone tried out the new Netveda Firewall? I used to use it a long time ago, but cant remember why i switched. Any good?
Second, is Outpost a good firewall, compared to the others, and is anyone using it?
Third, can you have two firewalls installed, as long as only one is running?
Fourth, if I set everything to BLOCK ALL, can i just allow items that i use on a regular basis, and keep other items from "phoning home" per se and still be able to use the programs?
Thanks guys!
1: i did. i got rid of it because having it around was useless. it also didn't work right when i tried adding a blocklist. It also blocked slashdot for some weird reason.
2: Outpost had a 100% blockage rating on some firewall leak test website; and yes, it is very good.
The last time I tried that my computer booted slower and ran slower. That's one third-party firewall I'm done and finished with, and will never use again.
That's one third-party firewall I'm done and finished with, and will never use again.
When i got this current XP machine, i installed ZA, since it worked fine on earlier 98SE machine. On XP i had some (connection related) problems with it, so i decided to give Sygate a try. I have used Sygate since then.
I still just use the windows firewall and AVG. No slow down, prompts, or problems. oh.. no viruses either!
lol! show off!
Hazel, so far I am pretty happy with it. It is easy to configure, and isnt causing any other problems as of yet so I am happy. I will give it a good try.