Looking for small firewall

[John Connor]

I have a thin client computer running Windows XP SP3 embedded with a 660 MHz processor. What kinds of small foot print firewalls are out there? There is no Windows firewall.

 

[theevilsharpie]

If you're running Windows XP Embedded, there's a good chance that traditional Windows software firewalls won't work since they may not have the libraries they need to run. You'll want to look at a hardware firewall.

 

[Bubbaleone]

XP Embedded provides the full Windows API, and support for the full range of applications and device drivers written for Windows XP. Check out this excellent lightweight firewall + HIPS: small footprint, sophisticated, fast, highly configurable if desired, and free: PrivateFirewall

 

[OGOC]

XP Embedded provides the full Windows API, and support for the full range of applications and device drivers written for Windows XP. Check out this excellent lightweight firewall + HIPS: small footprint, sophisticated, fast, highly configurable if desired, and free: PrivateFirewall

That's the same one I was going to say.

I use a couple other firewalls on other computers, but I think this one fits the OP the best. There are other "small-footprint" choices, but I found them lacking such as no HIPs, etc. I know some people will say you don't need HIPS, and that's fine.

 

[John Connor]

I'll give Private firewall a shot. As far as hardware fire wall goes I have a router so that's SPI and have IPtables that do certain things which I never got an answer on if they will work or not. http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2325139

I need the firewall on the thin client because I plan on seeding a torrent.

 

[Carson Dyle]

I need the firewall on the thin client because I plan on seeding a torrent.

Why would torrenting necessitate the use of a software firewall??

 

[John Connor]

Because when I downloaded torrents I had connection attempts other than for the torrent. I use Comodo on my other computers.

 

[Carson Dyle]

Your hardware firewall should be preventing any incoming connections to unused ports.

 

[beginner99]

Your hardware firewall should be preventing any incoming connections to unused ports.

any $50 router does that due to NAT.

 

[John Connor]

Well, when the port is already open by an application then someone can get in, I seen it happen. A software firewall does more than SPI. And what blocks outbounds?