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From: Larry on 23 Sep 2005 17:05 Anyone have knowledge of this freeware and very small footprint firewall. I just noticed it listed on one of the new software web pages I check from time to time. Larry
From: Art on 23 Sep 2005 18:17 On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 21:05:09 GMT, Larry <Larry(a)nospam.net> wrote: >Anyone have knowledge of this freeware and very small footprint firewall. I >just noticed it listed on one of the new software web pages I check from time >to time. Here's the url: http://www.ghostsecurity.com/index.php?page=ghostwall I just took a quick look at it out of curiosity. Odd that no Help is available yet since at version 1.0.0 it's not Alpha or Beta. As always, before you try it, make sure to backup the registry. I had a Blue screen shortly after trying it on Win 2K. Art http://home.epix.net/~artnpeg
From: Ricardo Morte on 14 Oct 2005 12:55 "Art" <null(a)zilch.com> wrote in message news:l1v8j1l9s67dm01lvnnirv7jk9v2vf7qc5(a)4ax.com... > On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 21:05:09 GMT, Larry <Larry(a)nospam.net> wrote: > >>Anyone have knowledge of this freeware and very small footprint firewall. >>I >>just noticed it listed on one of the new software web pages I check from >>time >>to time. > > Here's the url: > > http://www.ghostsecurity.com/index.php?page=ghostwall > > I just took a quick look at it out of curiosity. Odd that no Help is > available yet since at version 1.0.0 it's not Alpha or Beta. > > As always, before you try it, make sure to backup the registry. > I had a Blue screen shortly after trying it on Win 2K. > > Art I'm trying it on XP, ver 1.150, and it's working really smooth....it sure doesn't use much in the way of resources....seems decent to me for a 'personal firewall' rm
From: Kerodo on 14 Oct 2005 16:06 On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 09:55:21 -0700, Ricardo Morte <none(a)none.not> wrote: > > "Art" <null(a)zilch.com> wrote in message > news:l1v8j1l9s67dm01lvnnirv7jk9v2vf7qc5(a)4ax.com... >> On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 21:05:09 GMT, Larry <Larry(a)nospam.net> wrote: >> >>> Anyone have knowledge of this freeware and very small footprint firewall. >>> I just noticed it listed on one of the new software web pages I check from >>> time to time. >> >> Here's the url: >> >> http://www.ghostsecurity.com/index.php?page=ghostwall >> >> I just took a quick look at it out of curiosity. Odd that no Help is >> available yet since at version 1.0.0 it's not Alpha or Beta. >> >> As always, before you try it, make sure to backup the registry. >> I had a Blue screen shortly after trying it on Win 2K. >> >> Art > > I'm trying it on XP, ver 1.150, and it's working really smooth....it sure > doesn't use much in the way of resources....seems decent to me for a > 'personal firewall' > > rm As far as I know or remember, this one does not have any outbound app control, but rather, is just a vanilla packet filter. If that's what you want, you will be infinitely better off using CHX, which is the (IMO) best of the packet filters, and free to boot. Try it and you will see. There are sample rule sets on the site as well as online documentation, which you should read thru before installing. http://www.idrci.net/ -- Kerodo
From: Ricardo Morte on 14 Oct 2005 18:09
"Kerodo" <loopback(a)localhost.com> wrote in message news:op.synjgms1l5cb2e(a)kerodo... > On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 09:55:21 -0700, Ricardo Morte <none(a)none.not> wrote: > >> >> "Art" <null(a)zilch.com> wrote in message >> news:l1v8j1l9s67dm01lvnnirv7jk9v2vf7qc5(a)4ax.com... >>> On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 21:05:09 GMT, Larry <Larry(a)nospam.net> wrote: >>> >>>> Anyone have knowledge of this freeware and very small footprint >>>> firewall. >>>> I just noticed it listed on one of the new software web pages I check >>>> from >>>> time to time. >>> >>> Here's the url: >>> >>> http://www.ghostsecurity.com/index.php?page=ghostwall >>> >>> I just took a quick look at it out of curiosity. Odd that no Help is >>> available yet since at version 1.0.0 it's not Alpha or Beta. >>> >>> As always, before you try it, make sure to backup the registry. >>> I had a Blue screen shortly after trying it on Win 2K. >>> >>> Art >> >> I'm trying it on XP, ver 1.150, and it's working really smooth....it sure >> doesn't use much in the way of resources....seems decent to me for a >> 'personal firewall' >> >> rm > > As far as I know or remember, this one does not have any outbound app > control, but rather, is just a vanilla packet filter. If that's what you > want, you will be infinitely better off using CHX, which is the (IMO) best > of the packet filters, and free to boot. Try it and you will see. There > are sample rule sets on the site as well as online documentation, which > you should read thru before installing. > > http://www.idrci.net/ There are outbound settings, but I haven't had a chance to play around with them. Thanks for the suggestion. rm |