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| Thread ID: 36817 | 2003-08-21 04:49:00 | Consumer Report on Firewalls | Cptn Hotshot (3904) | Press F1 |
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| 169173 | 2003-08-21 08:38:00 | Fine Mike but I have no intention of paying for info from Consumer. I have nothing against Consumer and think they are a good thing for those that want to read the Mag or get online. I just use my own experience when it comes to computers. For yonks I have been on Dialup (Xtra)... Now on Wireless (always on) connection. I have tried personally firewalls both on Dialup and Wireless. Kerio seems to work for me. |
Elephant (599) | ||
| 169174 | 2003-08-21 08:39:00 | from what i have seen of the report its not worth the paper its written on. theres nothing on how the testing is done, what type of networks or what is valued more- ease of use or protection. same problem with half the so called testing, everyone tests it differently, value different things differently so they always have different results. |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 169175 | 2003-08-21 09:22:00 | You must remember, this is a CONSUMER test, not a technical test. I think it's flawed because it doesn't take everything into account, it only looks at Consumer mag side of things. Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 169176 | 2003-08-21 10:46:00 | Re Kerio Personal Firewall. I thought that this was a FREE firewall. I downloaded & installed it & printed off 24 pages of instructions. Also read the Licence bit, which says after 30 days they want some money???. Download was the 2.15 version, did I pick the wrong one. Have not read the words yet but, how do you know who/what is calling if only the IP No comes up??? Poppa John |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 169177 | 2003-08-21 10:50:00 | PS... Have also got XP Home firewall activated. It does not, apparently, tell you if anything untoward is happening. So how can you make a choice to block or let thro?? PJ | Poppa John (284) | ||
| 169178 | 2003-08-21 11:54:00 | Another aspect, at least with Win9x, but probably not XP, is the amount of resources ZA uses, about 10%. Whereas Kerio only uses down around 1%. This in itself is another serious consideration when comparing. Kerio requires more understanding, ZA sets itself up for average use without any other input from the user. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 169179 | 2003-08-21 12:02:00 | You can test your firewalls here http://grc.com > ShieldsUP! | stu140103 (137) | ||
| 169180 | 2003-08-21 17:10:00 | It's generally recommended that you disable XP's built in firewall while running a decent 3rd party firewall | Greg S (201) | ||
| 169181 | 2003-08-21 17:14:00 | Also check out Suzie Bee's links at pressf1.pcworld.co.nz | Greg S (201) | ||
| 169182 | 2003-08-22 00:31:00 | It is also worth going to his LeakTest page as there is a lot of info there but I wish he would update the scoreboard. | mikebartnz (21) | ||
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