Wanted: free, simple firewall for WinME

It's still available from Kerio's site. Try this link...

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Kerodo
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Try Kerio Personal Firewall v2.1.5. I use that for my Win98 box and it works perfectly for my needs.

What you want would require one setting: Block inbound to all ports from all ports on all IPs via TCP and UDP. (It actually is easier to do than it looks.)

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Zarggg

One of my machines is running on WinME (yes, I know!) and I'm looking for a very simple and free firewall to block inbound traffic only. I don't need logging or any other whistles and bells. I've tried the allegedly stable

4.5 version of Zone Alarm but it created all kinds of problems with other software so I uninstalled it.

Any suggestions anyone?

Terry

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Terry

This also

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Alan Illeman

Thanks Zargg. I was considering Kerio but v2.1.5 is no longer available from Kerio's website. Any suggestions for a reliable alternative download site?

Terry

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Terry

Thanks for the link, Kerodo.

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Terry

Terry wrote in news:1043z2obc2qc0$. snipped-for-privacy@40tude.net:

Installation Instructions

For best effect, install the firewall between the CPU unit and the wall outlet. Place the jaws of the firewall across the power cord, and bear down firmly. Be sure to wear rubber gloves while installing the firewall or assign the task to a junior system manager ;-) If the firewall is installed properly, all the lights on the CPU will turn dark and the fans will grow quiet. This indicates that the system has entered a secure state..

For Internet use, install the firewall between the demarcation point of the T1 to the Internet. Place the jaws of the firewall across the T1 line lead, and bear down firmly. When your Internet service provider's network operations center calls to inform you that they have lost connectivity to your site, the firewall is correctly installed. If I had a dollar....If I had a dollar for every time I've seen someone post "I need a 100% secure firewall, that lets me do everything" I'd be retired by now.

The fact is, that if you're connecting your network to anything else, you're running a risk. Period. Usually, that risk can be reduced, often dramatically, by employing basic security precautions such as firewalls. But a firewall is a risk reduction system, it is not a risk mitigation system -- there is, always, some danger that something can go fatally wrong with anything built by humans.

The firewall above is the only 100% guaranteed secure solution.

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Node_Runner

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