Rec for a firewall that's light on resource-usage

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Sometimes Sygate lags my system and internet connection.

Can anyone recommend a firewall that's a little "lighter"? Thanks.

 

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Gazorp wrote:
> Sometimes Sygate lags my system and internet connection.
>
> Can anyone recommend a firewall that's a little "lighter"? Thanks.

Forgot to mention I have XP Home SP2 (I'd use the Windows firewall, but it
doesn't have outbound protection.)

 

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Gazorp <gazorp@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Sometimes Sygate lags my system and internet connection.
> Can anyone recommend a firewall that's a little "lighter"? Thanks.

Just use the Windows-Firewall. Sygate has horribly security design
flaws anyway, like the fact, that the system services of Sygate
"Personal Firewall" are opening windows. And with Sygate a SelfDoS
is possible.

Yours,
VB.
--
"Es kann nicht sein, dass die Frustrierten in Rom bestimmen, was in
deutschen Schlafzimmern passiert".
Harald Schmidt zum "Weltjugendtag"

 

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Gazorp <gazorp@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Gazorp wrote:
> > Sometimes Sygate lags my system and internet connection.
> > Can anyone recommend a firewall that's a little "lighter"? Thanks.
> Forgot to mention I have XP Home SP2 (I'd use the Windows firewall, but it
> doesn't have outbound protection.)

"Outbound protection" of "Personal Firewalls" does not work at all.
It can only control software, which allows to be controlled.

Yours,
VB.
--
"Es kann nicht sein, dass die Frustrierten in Rom bestimmen, was in
deutschen Schlafzimmern passiert".
Harald Schmidt zum "Weltjugendtag"

 

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"Gazorp" <gazorp@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Gazorp wrote:
>> Sometimes Sygate lags my system and internet connection.
>>
>> Can anyone recommend a firewall that's a little "lighter"? Thanks.
>
> Forgot to mention I have XP Home SP2 (I'd use the Windows firewall, but it
> doesn't have outbound protection.)
>
Use windows firewall with a good trojan stopper. I use BOclean 412. It even
stops Leaktest