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Tiptonsooner
5/8/2006, 10:48 PM
I need some suggestions on a good firewall, preferably free.

TIA

Ike
5/8/2006, 10:55 PM
one of my laptops has the free version of ZoneAlarm, which is a pretty decent basic firewall. Haven't had any problems with it. But part of that is also because I am nearly always behind a much heavier firewall.

GottaHavePride
5/8/2006, 11:36 PM
I'm using the one built into the TrendMicro internet security suite.

Windows has a built-in firewall, too. Other than that, Zonealarm is probably you're best bet, although some wacky problems I had been having cleared up when I switched to the TrendMicro stuff.

OCUDad
5/8/2006, 11:39 PM
If you're running Windows XP with SP2, the Microsoft free firewall works pretty well.

Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Security Center

Tiptonsooner
5/8/2006, 11:50 PM
Thanks all, that's what I needed to know.