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Need good/simple/free firewall - older computer

Hi,

I'm looking for a free firewall that will just do the basics - block/all any applications from accessing the internet (check for modified programs), stealth mode on all ports (no response (open/closed) to unsolicited scans), and preferably blocks http-referrer. I don't care about customizations beyond that.

The laptop has a 133mhz pentium and Windows 98SE with 48MB of ram. Most of the free firewalls I've found require a newer processor or more memory.

I tried Kerio, but it keeps crashing the system. I read the system requirements and it says I shoud have 64MB of RAM. (Everything else runs fine on the computer.)

Thanks

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richard_m919
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Zonealarm from

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runs quite well on older computers. I've used their free version on practically everything.

Pagan

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Pagan

The older version of 2.1.5 runs fine. I had problems with the later

4.x versions and went back to the older version. It uses a lot less resources than Zone Alarm.

You'll have to search the web to find it but there are a lot of sites that have 2.1.5

Chas.

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Hi Richard, Take a look at Sygate. I believe it will meet most of your requirements. Requires 32Mb ram and 10 Mb free disk space. This might be helpful.

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Casey

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Casey

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