Firewall

Simple question, what's the best firewall available?

Free or not.

I'm using the SP1 firewall. Quiet and does its job. I'm still on SP1 and I have yet to be infected with malware. Just forward the ports and it's set. I also installed AdWatch just in case but I never hear from it unless it wants an update.

for windows :
i like netlimiter 2 pro, i use it now, that and peerguardian 2 which is great for blocking large ip ranges.

i tried tdifw but it crashed on me and was a bitch to configure

i used to use zonealarm but it caused connection problems with my gf's dsl modem/router

I HAVE HARDWARE FILEWARR IN ME ROUTER I NEVER LET ANYTHING IN LOL

OpenBSD.

Jetico PF for people with routers.

>>5 doesn't run on windows.

kill it with firewall

Just NAT your network with a cheap router and then smoke some weed

>>5
OpenBSD does not have a free license.

>>10 Which means that it's free of GNU/Tossers; and that can ONLY be a Good Thing(tm)!

BSD can GTFO.

For Windows users who enjoy their privacy or whose operating system may not be "genuine", a process-based firewall (as opposed to a nat router) is EXTREMELY useful not for protecting from external attacks, but for keeping tabs on processes (such as Windows itself) and what they are trying to connect to.

Netlimiter 2 Pro operates like Zonealarm in that regard; when a new program tries to connect, it gives you an opportunity to allow it or block it from within.  That's what I like.  And it doesn't seem to slow down my connection like I've seen Zonealarm do with boardband.

>>10
GNU/Hippy

>>11
Agree

>>12
BSD or GTFO.

zone alarm is worth stealing

thats all

it gets annoying sometimes though, but when you get shitloads of malware it sucks balls

zone alarm is for morons

I'm still using Kerio 2.1.5.