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Symantec kills Sygate Personal Firewall

  • 29-11-2005 08:37PM
    #1
    irishgeo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,660 ✭✭✭


    Now that Symantec has bought and killed the development of sygate personal firewall. I only recently installed it and found it better than zonealarm. but now they have it killed any suggestions on an alternative and i am not going to install norton firewall.


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  • #2
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    Kerio Personal Firewall.

    If you have an nforce 4 motherboard, the built in nvidia firewall is pretty good too.


  • #3
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    Crap to them. I knew thay had bought it, but I didn't know they killed it.

    Another decent piece of software bites the dust...


  • #4
    Duffman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,248 ✭✭✭Duffman


    I think Kerio firewall is being dropped too :(


  • #5
    CrowdedHouse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,970 ✭✭✭CrowdedHouse


    irishgeo wrote:
    Now that Symantec has bought and killed the development of sygate personal firewall. I only recently installed it and found it better than zonealarm. but now they have it killed any suggestions on an alternative and i am not going to install norton firewall.

    Ah the dirty bast......

    Seven Worlds will Collide



  • #6
    irishgeo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,660 ✭✭✭irishgeo


    here is a link to the story.http://news.com.com/Symantec+scraps+Sygate+consumer+firewall/2100-7350_3-5974230.html

    and kerino personal firewall is going as well.


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  • #7
    irishgeo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,660 ✭✭✭irishgeo


    Stephen wrote:
    Kerio Personal Firewall.

    If you have an nforce 4 motherboard, the built in nvidia firewall is pretty good too.

    i will, when komplett get their order of my new mobo in. how does one configure it though and does it cover 56k as well as broadband hasnt reached here yet.


  • #8
    CrowdedHouse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,970 ✭✭✭CrowdedHouse


    God I hope they don't buy Grisoft.......

    Seven Worlds will Collide



  • #9
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 94,366 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    I'll stick to ZoneAlarm for the moment

    is this any use ? - and is it a full version as they don't state clearly it's not an evaluation
    http://www.jetico.com/jpfirewall.htm

    Jetico Personal Firewall for Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
    v.1.0 freeware


  • #10
    CyberGhost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,578 ✭✭✭CyberGhost


    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054856173


  • #11
    Stephen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    irishgeo wrote:
    i will, when komplett get their order of my new mobo in. how does one configure it though and does it cover 56k as well as broadband hasnt reached here yet.

    Don't think it does - as far as I know it just applies to the built in ethernet port, as it makes use of hardware on the motherboard to filter packets, in order to reduce load on the cpu. Not 100% sure on that though!


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  • #12
    CrowdedHouse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,970 ✭✭✭CrowdedHouse


    Capt'n Midnight wrote:
    I'll stick to ZoneAlarm for the moment

    Have they fixed ZoneAlarm ?

    I was a very happy user(even bought the Pro edition) until they brought out V 6 which nearly crippled my PC.
    Changed to Sygate.

    Seven Worlds will Collide



  • #13
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 94,366 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    CrowdedHouse wrote:
    Have they fixed ZoneAlarm ?

    I was a very happy user(even bought the Pro edition) until they brought out V 6 which nearly crippled my PC.
    Changed to Sygate.
    Yeah I preferred the older versions too, a lot less nagging and reminders to buy.


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