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JP Loken
Some time ago I was encouraged here at acf to report back on R-Firewall.
http://www.r-firewall.com/
R-Firewall Publisher's Description:
"R-Firewall is an effective and easy-to-use solution to secure your
on-line activity. It protects a computer connected to a local network
and/or to the Internet against any intrusions, attacks, trojans, spyware,
and other external and internal threats. R-Firewall also filters out
inappropriate Internet pages content and blocks dangerous active
components you may get while browsing over the Internet or receiving
e-mail massages.
Automatic configuration during setup allows you securely surf the Internet
right after the software installation. Mobile users can create multiple
and easily switchable configurations for specific network environments
(Internet surfing at home, office local networks, or public Wi-Fi spots)."
I haven't had the time nor the competence to test thoroughly, so I'll only
give my "impression".
I've been using my "test-computer"(an old PIII, 256MB mem) with R-Firewall
on and off for approximately four weeks.
My OS is Win2k. The firewall requires W98-Win2003.
Memory usage: R-Firewall 9-10 MB; R-protect Studio 13-16 MB.
The good:
It's been passing Steve Gibson's ShieldsUp and LeakTest.
I haven't been able to detect any intrusions.
Automatic configuration during setup. Easy to follow wizards.
Nice GUI, good and understandable menus.
Useful filters that seems to work fine.
Very stable and smooth running.
The bad:
The help-module doesn't work. (The good wizards minimize this problem,
though.)
It's been blocking my main browser, K-Meleon, for no apparent reason.
Firefox was blocked once, IE6 and Opera never. (K-Meleon has been allowed
to run the last week.)
The number of warnings are too many in my opinion. Example: I got twelve
different questions(pop-ups) in a row about blocking different
Java-modules(dll's).
Conclusion:
It's not my favourite firewall, but it's good enough to be kept.
http://www.r-firewall.com/
R-Firewall Publisher's Description:
"R-Firewall is an effective and easy-to-use solution to secure your
on-line activity. It protects a computer connected to a local network
and/or to the Internet against any intrusions, attacks, trojans, spyware,
and other external and internal threats. R-Firewall also filters out
inappropriate Internet pages content and blocks dangerous active
components you may get while browsing over the Internet or receiving
e-mail massages.
Automatic configuration during setup allows you securely surf the Internet
right after the software installation. Mobile users can create multiple
and easily switchable configurations for specific network environments
(Internet surfing at home, office local networks, or public Wi-Fi spots)."
I haven't had the time nor the competence to test thoroughly, so I'll only
give my "impression".
I've been using my "test-computer"(an old PIII, 256MB mem) with R-Firewall
on and off for approximately four weeks.
My OS is Win2k. The firewall requires W98-Win2003.
Memory usage: R-Firewall 9-10 MB; R-protect Studio 13-16 MB.
The good:
It's been passing Steve Gibson's ShieldsUp and LeakTest.
I haven't been able to detect any intrusions.
Automatic configuration during setup. Easy to follow wizards.
Nice GUI, good and understandable menus.
Useful filters that seems to work fine.
Very stable and smooth running.
The bad:
The help-module doesn't work. (The good wizards minimize this problem,
though.)
It's been blocking my main browser, K-Meleon, for no apparent reason.
Firefox was blocked once, IE6 and Opera never. (K-Meleon has been allowed
to run the last week.)
The number of warnings are too many in my opinion. Example: I got twelve
different questions(pop-ups) in a row about blocking different
Java-modules(dll's).
Conclusion:
It's not my favourite firewall, but it's good enough to be kept.