Free Firewalls

I frankly believe that Kerio 2.1.5 is the best firewall out there. It runs at under 5,000 K memory usage which is nothing. It also allows incredibly tight control over which ports programs can use and what addresses they can contact. I also can use it to limit which programs can access my proxy. Even though it hasn't been supported in almost 3 years, it still is the best, in my opinion, for a firewall. It will also encourage to learn what your firewall is actually doing and what ports are for what type of communication.

If you have heard about the fragmented packets vulnerability, check out the thread at www.dslreports.com in the Kerio forum and see the thread on using CHX-I with Kerio. IT is what I use and I feel completely safe.

T. Ward

with specific XP rules and so on.

you are correct. it is the most stable version released by Kerio.

i think what intimidates a lot of ppl is the rule set and what to do when 'someone' sends a packet.

I have simply denied and created a rule and have no trouble at all.

Been using Kerio v2.1.4 since it came out. Love it. Better than it's newer versions (IMHO). All the others, free or otherwise, stink!

I started with v 2.1.4 and then moved to v 2.1.5 and stayed with it.

low on resources and effective.

david