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I`m having ntl broadband installed this wednesday and was wondering which is the best free firewall protection available.

I use Sygate Personal Firewall which is free for home users. I run it under Win XP Pro and have never had any problems with it.

http://www.sygate.com/

Nick

Try ZoneAlarm... free and have used it on lots of different PCs/OSs without any probs. Often appears free on cover CDs such as on PC Pro magazine.

http://www.zonelabs.com

Second that

Many thanks for the replies,i`ll check them out

OpenBSD, but you really don`t wanna go there. :)

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I also use Zonealarm. Tried Tiny Personal Firewall for a bit, seems ok but much more complex.

If you go to www.grc.com you can run ShieldsUp! which checks out your PC for vulnerabilities. Opened my eyes. Try it with and without a firewall running.

I tried the ShieldsUp using Sygate, running WinxP. It found Port 113 open! Anyone any ideas as to how I can have this closed, or is it back to ZoneAlarm, which I find a bit of a pain (crashes often)?
Tried to delete this as I put it as a new thread. Unable to delete :(

This item was edited on Monday, 19th May 2003, 22:45

FREE VERSION OF ZONE ALARM!!!!!BRILL

Is Zone alarm a freebie or is it just a 30 day trial - which is all I can see on their web page.

Or should I buy Zone Alarm Pro for $30

Cheers
Niteowl