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Name: yellowbelt Date: October 6, 2009 at 14:54:30 Pacific
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A "good free firewall"? Windows free firewall, just add a hardware firewall (router) and your set. No "bogdown" and very secure.
Computers in the future may have only 1,000 vacuum tubes and perhapsonly weigh 1 1/2 tons.
~ Popular Mechanics, 1949~
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Name: winipcfg Date: October 6, 2009 at 14:59:21 Pacific
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yellowbelt- I would love to have a hardware firewall, but being a college student, I can't exactly afford that right now. I know it's cheap of me, but I kinda need a software firewall.
Please sit back and relax while Windows 98 installs on your computer.
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Response Number 3
Name: yellowbelt Date: October 6, 2009 at 15:20:11 Pacific
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When I did have a software firewall I liked Sygate Personal Firewall. I tested it against grc.com's leaktest and seemed the best one for me, with no router.
Computers in the future may have only 1,000 vacuum tubes and perhapsonly weigh 1 1/2 tons.
~ Popular Mechanics, 1949~
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Response Number 4
Name: winipcfg Date: October 6, 2009 at 15:24:34 Pacific
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Thanks for that bit of info, but didn't I read that sygate firewall is being discontinued?
Please sit back and relax while Windows 98 installs on your computer.
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Response Number 5
Name: Jack Frost46 Date: October 6, 2009 at 16:33:32 Pacific
Name: winipcfg Date: October 6, 2009 at 17:07:33 Pacific
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Jackfrost, I just installed it. Simple to use and doesn't take up too many resources. Ran a shields up test and it failed the ping blocking test. Any idea how to enable ping blocking?
ASCII question, get an ANSI
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Response Number 7
Name: winipcfg Date: October 6, 2009 at 17:33:45 Pacific
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Nevermind, figured it out. All is well.
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Response Number 8
Name: big_bryan_m Date: October 7, 2009 at 05:26:56 Pacific
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hey what about windows 7 built in firewall?
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Response Number 9
Name: winipcfg Date: October 7, 2009 at 09:36:36 Pacific
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Never been a big fan of windows firewalls. They fail shields up test.
Summary: Comodo Pro is free and works fine and definately not a resource hog like Norton. Hopefully my advice will help you...Please post back with your results....thanks...
Summary: I do like to apologize to Joe and everyone who reads my last post. I was rude to Joe, but he deserved it :-) Just teasing. (How else can I bring it to your attentions if not had you stood on your toes...
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