Version3 Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 I currently have McAfee Personal Firewall. It's ok but its not great. I am having problems turning it on/off. When I turn on the computer it is sometimes disabled, then it usually enables when I connect to the internet. But some other times (like now), the task bag signifies that it is on (by having a red M) but when I click on it, it says that it is not enabled. It says "Click here to enable firewall" So I do that, but it doesn't do anything. So I figured i'd test the firewall and it says (on the McAfee website) that they cannot get through. So due to these inconsistancies, I am wanting to change my firewall. I am currently paying $4 a month (I know thats kinda dodgy) to use this firewall from my ISP. I want to go to a free one but it has to be as good or better as McAfee Personal Firewall. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanekiwi Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 kerio personal firewall 2.1.5 is my choice. the new 4.x version gave me wierd errors but 2.1.5 always worked for me. very good program. and it's free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAcOdIn Veteran Posted July 6, 2004 Veteran Share Posted July 6, 2004 I second Kerio, and wanna give a shoutout to my free favorite firewall sygate personal firewall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Version3 Posted July 6, 2004 Author Share Posted July 6, 2004 And these are up to the standards of McAfee? EDIT: Also, do you think my firewall is currently on or off? :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAcOdIn Veteran Posted July 6, 2004 Veteran Share Posted July 6, 2004 And these are up to the standards of McAfee? The question should be is McAfee's Firewall up to thier standards. Kerio and Sygate's GUI definately loses but they trump McAfee when it comes to functionality. And to answer your edit: question you'd need to run a port scan against your PC to really know for sure, but I would trust what it "says" not the icon becuase sometimes the icons don't refresh properly in the system tray, so chances are if the icon says yes but when you open it and it says disabled, then it's most likely disabled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Version3 Posted July 6, 2004 Author Share Posted July 6, 2004 Excellent *pitches fingers* Thankyou. And I did a "Test your firewall" thing and it said this: Unable to ProbeThe IP address requesting this page is different from the IP address of your computer. This indicates that your computer is behind a proxy or NAT. These devices allow you to access the Internet by relaying traffic, typically from multiple computers, through a single IP address. We are unable to directly probe your computer, you should take comfort from this. You have that much more protection between your computer and the Internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoochieMamma Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 Try Sygate Personal Firewall Free Edition, its good :D but I got the Pro ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mAcOdIn Veteran Posted July 6, 2004 Veteran Share Posted July 6, 2004 (edited) Excellent *pitches fingers*Thankyou. And I did a "Test your firewall" thing and it said this: Well that's not what you'd get if the site was testing McAfee's firewall, are you behind a router? If so that's the IP it was testing. To see if McAfee's firewall is on AND you have a router you need to put your PC in the DMZ in your routers config. Edit: Plus if it's a website that needs you to enter the IP of your PC make sure you give it your external IP(the one of your router if you have one) not your internal IP, because they can't scan 192.x.x.x IP's. Edited July 6, 2004 by mAcOdIn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lnmnky Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 Kerio. Used to use Zonealarm free version 5. but have made the switch. It has loads of settings to play with if you need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Version3 Posted July 6, 2004 Author Share Posted July 6, 2004 Ok. Thankyou all. For some strange reason the McAfee firewall is now working (but it keeps enabling/disabling on startup) so I have installed Kerio as well. It is great so far. So now I have two layers of protection..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samoa Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 Kerio 2.1.5 or KPF4. (Y) Although Sygate is nice too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReaperMan Posted July 6, 2004 Share Posted July 6, 2004 Ok.Thankyou all. For some strange reason the McAfee firewall is now working (but it keeps enabling/disabling on startup) so I have installed Kerio as well. It is great so far. So now I have two layers of protection..? your best not running two different firewalls at the same time. 1. It slows down your system 2. It can make it more unstable 3. Three you dont need to :D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Version3 Posted July 6, 2004 Author Share Posted July 6, 2004 I'll run them both for a while then give McAfee the flick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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