Re: Which free firewall uses least memory?

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 02:58:35 -0700, John Corliss
<jcorliss@fake.invalid> wrote:

>Chief Suspect wrote:
>> John Latter wrote:
>>
>>> 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.
>>
>> Suggestion: Visit www.majorgeeks.com, and take a look at the
>> recommendations there for various programs, including firewalls. They
>> have a rating system 1-5, with 5 being the absolute best. The most
>> popularly used firewalls by freeware junkies like me seem to be Kerio,
>> ZoneAlarm, Sygate. But, all of these still do not quite meet the
>> standard of a FULL FIVE (5) rating of the freebie Primedius Firewall
>> Lite. I used to employ Sygate until I found Primedius. Good Luck
>
>The download from Major Geeks seems to be an archived copy of a program
>that Primedius no longer offers. Primedius is now more interested in
>getting a person to subscribe to their anonymizer service. But hey, if
>the archived firewall
>(http://www.majorgeeks.com/Primedius_Firewall_Lite_d4146.html) works,
>what the heck.
>
>Otherwise, here is a list of the freeware firewalls which have a
>MajorGeeks rating of 5:
>
>Primedius Firewall Lite
>
> (link above)
>
>and:
>
>Securepoint Personal Firewall & VPN Client 3.6
>
> http://www.securepoint.cc/products_pcfirewall_en.html
>
>It would be nice if there was an easy to find explanation of what the
>MajorGeeks rating is based on. I looked but couldn't find anything.
>Maybe somebody else will have better luck.

Thanks John :)

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