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Matt, |
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Check out net-firewall/firestarter, http://www.fs-security.com/, it is a gui |
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frontend for iptables and has a way to monitor the communication. |
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Sean |
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On Monday 29 August 2005 02:54 pm, Matt Randolph wrote: |
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> I've seen related threads here recently, but I think my question is |
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> different enough to warrant a new thread. |
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> I'm looking for a personal firewall along the lines of the ZoneAlarm |
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> product for Windows. I don't want to take the time to teach myself |
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> iptables if there is a simple alternative. |
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> I'm not trying to do anything complicated like protect a LAN or include |
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> a DMZ or run an ftp server or anything like that. I'm just looking for |
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> a quick and easy way to add another layer of protection to my desktop by |
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> closing all unused ports. |
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> A GUI is preferred but is not required. |
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> Any suggestions? |
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> (If you dare answer,) what firewall do you use and why did you choose it? |
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Sean Higgins, sean@×××××××.com |
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http://www.systura.com - "Where information becomes knowledge." |
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