What is the best firewall software for Win 98 SE ?

[Dreadogg]

What is the best firewall software for Win 98 SE ?

 

[konichiwa]

Search this forum (And GH, and Software) for "firewall" -- there are many debates going on about it. Personally, first of all I'd recommend upgrading to a more secure operating system (Windows2000 or *nix/*bsd if you've got the balls ) -- but IMO, ZoneAlarm or ZoneAlarm Pro are the best firewalls.

 

[Dreadogg]

Well at the moment im all good with 98 se and why would i need balls to upgrade to win 2000 if I really wanted to I think I would have !! Tell you the truth im really debateing doing so considering its been three strikes with this firewall crap tried zone alarm nice but what a resorce hog tried norton was awsome but let me connect them after like 5 links locked the connection on me thinking that IE beta 6 is the problem with that !! and just did'nt like blackice so i really dont know ! oh yea and its not my connection because netscape works fine on red hat 7.1 when i boot into that !!

 

[konichiwa]

Go to windows2000. You'll love it, the learning curve from 98se to 2000 is minimal unless you're heavy into networking, which you're probably not because you're running win98se.

 

[Dreadogg]

thanks i'll really take that into consideration for now i search those earlier post and decided to go with the zonealarm pro !!

 

[boatnerd]

you can get the same protection if not better with Tiny Personal Firewall..