Firewall Advice

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I am using Zonealarm which is a great Firewall but every now and then it stops me gaining acces to the net. I got to keep going in and allowing access. I have checked the box for allow without asking but can anyone say if i really need Zonealarm / Firewall or if there is a better (free) one available.

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fluiduk said:
I hate Zone Alarm. Are you running xp, apparently the windows built in one is fine?

I too was using Zone Alarm for quite a while but soon began to hate it. Whilst looking for an alternative relied on Windows XP and never ended up replacing it.

Pros, it just works. No memory (or negligable) signature.
Cons, no outbound firewall so if you already have anything thats sending out info etc. you won't pick it up. Imo, this isn't at all a problem for a personal PC with a user that uses his brain on what executables s/he runs.

I'd give Windows XP a go for a week then decide if you really need anything else.
 
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