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    What firewall are you happy with?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by bluejamul, Oct 9, 2005.

  1. bluejamul

    bluejamul Newbie

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    I am getting a little miffed with the drag from NIS and it's (or my) seeming inabilty to handle public wireless connections at the local library. I will probably give NOD32 a try for AV, but am looking for an intelligent, small footprint firewall. Any suggestions?
     
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  2. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    Personally use the free version of ZoneAlarm. Works good for the basic stuff.
     
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  3. bhtooefr

    bhtooefr Notebook Consultant

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    ZoneAlarm's bad about digging hooks deep within Windows.

    Also, if you game at all, ZoneAlarm's notification system is ANNOYING.

    Personally, I use Sygate Personal Firewall. It's also free :D

    Glad to see you're jumping the Norton ship, though :D
     
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    Never had a problem with it. I don't find Zone's alert system any more annoying than others. Sygate works good too. Used that for a while.
     
    ZaZ, Oct 10, 2005
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