Free firewall

For what system and what scenario?

I presume you want a host-based packet filter for Windows NT 5.0 or higher. Try Wipfw or maybe Windows Firewall on Windows XP.

How does that relate to your question? Other than giving a hint what your OS is...

An alternative for ZoneAlarm as well? Heavily depends on which features are important to you: f****ng up the network, bloat, uselessness, frequency and nonsensicalness of messages, shiny blinking, how much money you're willing to burn / spent, vulnerability, overall brain damage....

If you need some warm and fuzzy feeling, then ry the following shell command: for /l %i in (0,0,1) do (echo "hacking attempt blocked!" & sleep 300)

Sebastian Gottschalk wrote, on 05/04/2007 6:44 pm:

You are so, so clever.

Malcolm skrev:

If you are looking for a free software firewall, why don't you try

/Anders

I am running Windows XP HE and just looking for "free firewall" is like asking for a problem if the web site is unknown.

Thanks

Later, Malcolm

But then how is coming here asking complete strangers for advice really any different? Perhaps try googling for 'free software firewall reviews' instead? Try sites like PCMagazine or PCWorld?

The problem is that all those are telling you marketing-driven bullshit. Here you might at least some opinions from people who know what they're talking about, especially those who're telling you what a firewall really is and what it can actually do.

With WinXP SP2 you already have a firewall that has all features a host based firewall can have.

I used to use ZA until I got a Belkin wireless router, switch, firewall, dhcp server gadget and then ZA just didn't get any incoming nasties after that so I uninstalled it.

It's not just the incoming nasties, but what you let leave your computer. IMHO, ZA is invaluable with this.

Shneor

What a nonsense. ZA can't do anything against malicious software sending out data, even though it tires to make the impression.