Whats the best and easyest firewall for Linux/Unix OS systems?
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linux comes with built in firewall called ipchains/iptables
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Nope, you don't want to run two firewalls at the same time. They'll do nothing but slow you down. You don't even want the windows firewall activated when running another firewall such as Black Ice.
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Configure your firewall for "ultra stealth" mode
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Well..i have used Norton Products..and once installed it does not even allows Microsoft's Firewall & stuff to be used..\n\nAnd Mcafee, an rival of Norton... wont be allowed at any cost to run in tandem!
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uninstall norton firewall, use zonealarm. is free, does the same stuff, and you can customize what gets through.
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Yes.  Having two firewall applications will cause conflicts, and will not protect your PC as well as having one program.
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I agree with the Smoothwall suggestion. I've used a number of them, and Smoothwall is my favorite. However, I have also used IPCop (which is based on Smoothwall) and Monowall. These are very good, too. You can't go wrong with any of these three.\n\nAnother option, if you want to try out some different things, is to use one of the Live Linux CD distros that are specifically designed to be used as firewalls. (Link below) Download the live distro of your choice, burn it to a CD, and then boot off of that CD, and you get to use the distribution without actually having to install anything. This is great for testing and experimenting. For production use, though, you're probably better off installing rather than running off of a CD.
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Get an application based firewall like zonealarm. \nhttp://www.zonelabs.com/
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Yes!\n\nCheck this out:\n\nhttp://www.smoothwall.org/\nhttp://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Firewall-HOWTO.html\nhttp://www.fs-security.com/
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use a good firewall , like symantec firewall.l
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I think it is IPTables, which is built in iirc \n\nHere's some info on it for you\n\nhttp://www.siliconvalleyccie.com/linux-hn/iptables-intro.htm#_Toc92808862\n\na good front end for it is firestarter\n\n(info link):http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firestarter_(firewall)\n\nbut if you are a command line lover I am pretty sure firestarter is utterly unnecessary.
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There are four good ones :\n\n1) ZoneAlarm Firewall ( basic)\n2) Sygate Firewall\n3) ProcessGuard\n4) WinPetrol
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zone alarm is a good firewall..thats what many people say...norton anti virus is a good option but it slows down the pc...even u can choose panda...if u want a free anti virus,go for avg or avast...
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why not just use a firewall?
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Great question and thank you for participating. The best, free firewall that I've found is ZoneAlarm from www.zonelabs.com  Download the free version and follow thru during the prompts and then allow it to install itself to the hard drive. Afterwards, restart the computer so that the new changes can take effect. Let me know when this is done and I'll help you with it's operations as it can be a bit confusing when you first attempt to use it. You'd be getting warning popups and need to know why they're there and what to do with them. I'll help you with it step by step. Larry Radio Shack 01-9590
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A Secure Linux router distro with bandwidth control.\n\nfree and better than even cisco.\n\nAlso, get Shaw Extreme cable ( 800mbs )
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Norton is better than Windows firewall.I suggest ZoneAlarm and they have a free version that works great.I have had it for 5 years and never had any problems.You can download it free from the site below.