To the Freeware NG regulars;

I (& probably many others) would be very interested reading user
reviews & comments about this new freeware product from softperfect.com
(free firewall).

http://www.softperfect.com/products/firewall/

If you would, please post your personal experience with softperfect's
firewall.
Please include:
1. your type of OS
2. your type internet connection (dial-up, cable, dsl, etc.).
3. Also include if you are using a firmware firewall (like from a
additional router).
4. Please do compare it to the existing free firewalls you've tried
and/or are using now, like Sygate, Kerio, ZoneAlarm, & etc.).

:-)

S_H

Semi Head wrote:
> To the Freeware NG regulars;
>
> I (& probably many others) would be very interested reading user
> reviews & comments about this new freeware product from
> softperfect.com (free firewall).
>
> http://www.softperfect.com/products/firewall/
>

This may discourage potential users:

"SoftPerfect Personal Firewall works at the NDIS level and it is not able to
determine what application is trying to access the Internet or a network
resource."

--
Jordan

(E-Mail Removed) (Semi Head) wrote in news:17048-414D4D61-15
@storefull-3117.bay.webtv.net:

> I (& probably many others) would be very interested reading user
> reviews & comments about this new freeware product from softperfect.com
> (free firewall).
>
> http://www.softperfect.com/products/firewall/
>
> If you would, please post your personal experience with softperfect's
> firewall.
> Please include:
> 1. your type of OS

Windows 2000

> 2. your type internet connection (dial-up, cable, dsl, etc.).

DSL

> 3. Also include if you are using a firmware firewall (like from a
> additional router).

No

> 4. Please do compare it to the existing free firewalls you've tried
> and/or are using now, like Sygate, Kerio, ZoneAlarm, & etc.).

I saw this on Tinyapps.org and was reconfiguring a friend's PC (details
above), so I tried it.

It is nice and small and I like how it "Does not change your Windows
system files and does not require any additional libraries".
Unfortunately, I found the learning mode dialog too slow and clunky, so I
uninstalled it. It included several preset rules, but these were all
disabled by default, and I did not know which ones to enable. In order to
permit a single application I had to fill the learning dialog out several
times. Kerio, Sygate and ZoneAlarm are all easier to configure. Otherwise
it seemed OK, but I can only comment on its usability and not it's
security level.

--
Iain
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