Re: Which free firewall uses least memory?

Chief Suspect wrote:
> In article <f3fie1t2f7j5ferd4k8qs20ovj8vvvn0i8@4ax.com>,
> jorolat@tiscali.co.uk says...
>
>>Hiya,
>>
>>I've just bought a cheap backup machine (P3, 866MHz, XP Pro) which
>>currently only has 128MB of RAM but I'm getting another 128 in the
>>next few days.
>>
>>Initially I want to connect this machine to my main one using a
>>crossover cable but I also want it to connect to the internet should
>>my main machine go down.
>>
>>I have AOL supplied McAfee Firewall on my main machine & I'm gonna try
>>and install it on the other. If this doesn't work, could anyone tell
>>me which freeware firewall uses the least memory/resources cos of the
>>fact that the second machine will only have 256 MB of RAM - until I
>>win the lottery of course, then I'll go mad & upgrade it to 384 MB.
>
> ==============
>
> I just don't like AOL for any reason! It has proven to me over and over
> to be insidious, and weaves a web of entanglement all through your
> registry. AOL in itself is a power hungry resources eater.

Seconded!!!
Agreed totally. I mean completely.

"The only company I hate more than Microsoft is AOL"
Former data processing chief for a major US city.

I, too, have learned to give any and all AOL products a wide berth. A
couple of times with new computers, I've idly clicked either the AOL or
the Netscape icon on the desktop. Thereupon, there commenced a furious
sequence of automatic installations of many programs -- both from AOL
and also their "partners." Almost all of this was unwanted garbage
services. And it took reformatting the hard disk to get their crap off
my system. It's in the same class-of-shame as Real Player.

I learned to completely expunge this garbage from my systems, deleting
entire directories, icons, registry entries -- all of this nightmare
provided by Microsoft or the computer manufacturer (I don't know which)
for a kickback.

I've also been underwhelmed with McAfee, which dates from my earliest
use of their difficult interfaces both at home and on the job. And the
job, two separate projects for a major telephone company, was where I
brought home the nastiest and mostest viruses. With this antivirus
software on the job, maintained by IBM, these nasties got through and
even took down the office, once, for two days.

I learned the hard way that "small is beautiful" when it comes to much
software and all internet providers. And that's one of the main reasons
why you'll find me on this board.

Richard
Received on Thu Sep 29 19:59:48 2005