Zone alarm is definitely better. I thought they had a server version though that you had to pay for or something like that. The only software firewall I have right now is the windows one. I am not too overly concerned about hacking...but then I am not running a server for business either hehehe. I was using Zone alarm for a while on my machine at home, but ended up taking it down as it was more trouble than it was worth at the time...it didn't seem to like World of Warcraft too much hehehe..
The only server I admin now is my dev server in my home office ;-) I do also have to agree that overall...hardware firewalls are much better and much more reliable, they also do miss a few of the features that software ones provide. I have not had the instability issues that people have mentions and well any software you install adds overhead...that's a no-brainer. If you have a machine that can handle the extra overhead, why not take advantage of the extra protection ;-) Speaking of firewalls and NAT and all this good router stuff...I am sure this is a simple solution (jinxed it huh? hehehe): I have port forwarding on my router so my dev server is available to the web...how do I make it so that when I enter the url to it, local machines behind the router can access it. Right now if I enter it, I get my router login. If anyone else were to hit it, they get the index on my dev box. I tried adding the domain with the local IP to my hosts file (WinXP), but that didn't have an effect. Eric -----Original Message----- From: Bryan Stevenson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 12 June 2006 12:54 To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Server firewall software >I find that having both covers area where both are weak and takes >advantage of both of their strengths. I didn't see the original >posting...what OS are you using? What about Black Ice? I think that >comes in a format for the server versions of Windows...not sure if it comes in Linux/Unix vers. My thinking exactly Eric...can't hurt to cover all the bases. The OS is MS 2003 Standard Server Black Ice..wow I have;t heard of that product ina long time (I swicthed to ZoneAlarm for the anti-leak abilities and it's more solid program control about 4 years ago or more). I guess it may be time to re-investigate. Cheers Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. VP & Director of E-Commerce Development Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. phone: 250.480.0642 fax: 250.480.1264 cell: 250.920.8830 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.electricedgesystems.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:243243 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
