Wez Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Hey All, Whats a good free firewall for Windows XP. I normally use ZoneAlarm and was wondering if there are any others out there that are any good. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 SP2 comes with it's own Firewall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted October 11, 2006 Author Share Posted October 11, 2006 I dont like the Windows firewall and have disabled it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 I dont like the Windows firewall and have disabled it Why? It's very good, and I'd choose it over any other software firewall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd_t Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 i would have thought that a firewall is one thing you really dont want to get a free version of! just get a cheap one like e-trust and sit back in the comfort that ya safe whilst P2P all ya p0rn! haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Try Sygate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 I agree whole-heatedly with Michael & Thorin. You don't need any other firewall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 And to add, there is nothing wrong with the Microsoft one If you really dont like it then, zone alarm is ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montezumola Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 The latest version of ZoneAlarm rocks Much more than just a firewall, comes with its own anti-spyware sniffer, and will actually tell you which programs try to stick themselves in Windows startup .... Quicktime & Real Player beware! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPRALOOPY Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 zone alarms sucurity suite is great... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted October 11, 2006 Author Share Posted October 11, 2006 I went with zonealarm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkey Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Resurrection of this thread .. I have a Windows XP SP2 Firewall in use. I also have another computer on my LAN. Both PC's are plugged into my router - so both have simlar IP. 192.168.2.xxx How do I tell Windows XP that the IP address of the other PC is friendly ? Ta muchly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Exceptions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkey Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Exceptions I thought that was for adding applications installed on your XP for outgoing traffic. I want to configure my laptop (Windows XP) - to accept incoming traffic from another PC running Linux. Both the XP & Linux machines are on my wireless LAN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konrad Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Just a quick question - why you use firewall on your computer, when you can use with same sucess rate one on your router? This one on router should be even more effective actually, as it is outside LAN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 For software firewall try http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com excellent proggie Rich:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angarak Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 People think XP firewall is poor because it only filters INCOMING traffic, not OUTGOING. Search for "XP Firewall" on this page: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/SupportCD/XPMyths.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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