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iptables is the best firewall I’ve ever seen, without any doubt.
However, for your Windows system you might want to try Kerio Personal Firewall. Good luck!
In my experience, I believed that BlackICE was quite reliable.
As software firewalls I’ve used both ZoneAlarm and Sygate but recently I’d suggest the free Smoothwall http://www.smoothwall.org/ ideal if you have an old pc lying around you want to turn into a dedicated firewall, just install Smoothwall from CD without any in-depth Linux knowledge and you’re pretty well protected. Heres a good article/review on it. http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=5897 It does require some networking knowledge but less knowledge than a full Linux install as it does all that work for you and is up and running very fast.
Ok. I installed a firewall called Neo Watch. Since then I hv been receiving reports like IP address xxx.xx.xxx.xxx has pinged your computer. How do I know whether its a serious issue like some one trying to hack my computer or its just a network connection ?
Best free firewall or any? I use Norton and it seems pretty reliable and easy to use. I’ve also used ZoneAlarm, which people say is the best free one. I dont like it much though. It would always crash and screw up my internet. Tiny Personal Firewall looks promising. I like the simplicity of it. Doesnt have that pretty GUI like Norton and ZoneAlarm do.
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