firewall for a poop like computer

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June 27th, 2002, 09:53 PM
khakisrule

firewall for a poop like computer

I have a pretty bad computer, I am going to buy a new one, though I may still use this one for a server or something like that. I was wondering does anybody know any good firewalls that are low on system resources? Don't say anything like openbsd or start talking about Dos attacks and packet filtering. Just under normal conditions, any good, low on system resources firewalls out there?
June 27th, 2002, 09:56 PM
KorpDeath

OS?
June 27th, 2002, 10:00 PM
Fakeboy

You know you want to pick up a lindows computer from Walmart. You know you want to. As far as firewalls. Check out Tiny Personal Firewall. I think that may be what you are looking for.
June 27th, 2002, 10:15 PM
xyloplax

OpenBSD-based firewalls are low on system resources :)
June 27th, 2002, 10:34 PM
PhenZen

I have had a good experience with a program called Freesco. It fits on a floppy disk, and is easily configured.
June 27th, 2002, 10:36 PM
nebulus200

Don't know if it is still possible or not, but I had a good friend of mine who had a linux box running iptables that booted off of a floppy...and it worked pretty well...

neb
June 27th, 2002, 10:42 PM
khakisrule

K, thanks for the ideas. I'll try tiny. And I hate LINDOWS!! I tried it, it is bad at emulating windows and lack linux functionality!! BTW I am running win95. Thanks guys, if you have any more suggestion plz post them.
June 28th, 2002, 12:10 AM
Lumina

Re: firewall for a poop like computer

Check out www.sygate.com. Sygate personal firewall is actually quite good. I
fully recommend it. It works on Linux and Windows 98/Me/2000/NT/XP

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Lumina
June 28th, 2002, 12:14 AM
Ouroboros

Hardware firewall, if you have a wideband connection...i.e. just a simple $75 Linksys router should do the trick.

Ouroboros
June 28th, 2002, 12:28 AM
khakisrule

I don't want a hardware firewall yet. I may get it later. I know it doesn't really affect the system resources but right now I don't need it.
June 28th, 2002, 12:55 AM
droby10

i'd have to agree with xyloplax, sticking with a bsd flavor (preferably free or open) is going to provide you with the best performance. i wouldn't even install an xserver. i ran an old 486 in my lab with nothing but a modified freebsd kernel and ipfw and never it never even hiccuped during the ddos sims pointed directly at it.
June 28th, 2002, 01:25 AM
casper3699

i have had good luck using Zone Alarm Pro 3, and also using winproxy 4. Winproxy 4 has antivirus(updated every 3 hours automaticly) and a firewall built in.