RE: Personal Firewalls

[herakel () UNIV HAIFA AC IL]

For windows 98 it is the TPF version 2 or 3 NOT 4.
For greater windows version it is IPSEC.


-----Original Message-----
From: Craig Searle [mailto:craig.searle () sift com au] 
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 1:54 AM
To: 'Sridhar J'; security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: RE: Personal Firewalls

I have used all three in the past and found Sygate PRO to be the best by far
(I haven't tried the free version, but I have been told it is quite good
too).

The logging features will also help you to better understand what is going
on while you are "connected".

Having said that, ZoneAlarm is also very good- a close second to Sygate.

Best of luck,

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-----Original Message-----
From: Sridhar J [mailto:sridhar.jayaraman () wipro com] 
Sent: Wednesday, 9 April 2003 05:27 AM
To: security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: Personal Firewalls


Hi

I have a PIII 550 m/c running Win98. I need a personal firewall for it. I am
looking at Zone Alarm, Sygate and Tiny Personal Firewall as my options.

My intention is not only to protect my systems, but also to learn something
about logs and analysing them. In light of this, which do you think would be
ideal?

No, I don't have a *nix system and don't intend to use it now.


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Regards
Sridhar J
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"What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence;The question is,
what can you make people believe that you have done." --Sherlock Holmes in
"A Study in Scarlet"



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