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From: slate_leeper on 9 Feb 2010 07:50
Just a note: I believe the oldversions.com link posted is not for the
pro version, just the free version.





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From: slate_leeper on 9 Feb 2010 07:51
On Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:01:52 -0800, Cronos <cronos(a)sphere.invalid>
wrote:

>ASCII wrote:
>
>> Are you talking about Sygate personal firewall pro?
>> The net is full of sources for that.
>
>But isn't it recommended not to use that firewall because it has a
>security exploit? I seem to remember reading that and is why I stopped
>using it long ago.


Never heard anything about such a problem. The real problem was that
Norton bought it to kill it. Can't have a better product out there as
competition, you know.





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From: chris on 9 Feb 2010 16:47
"Cronos" wrote

> ASCII wrote:
>
> > Are you talking about Sygate personal firewall pro?
> > The net is full of sources for that.

nah, some old versions and the pro version isn't free.
Most links are not for the pro version.
Maybe rapidshare.

> But isn't it recommended not to use that firewall because it has a
> security exploit? I seem to remember reading that and is why I stopped
> using it long ago.

one security exploit? A few more but it is still the best firewall for
Win98SE. Sygate does work with WinXP. It is a standalone firewall and
not like Norton, Comodo and all the others? part of a complete computer
security system nightmare and you don't have to buy a new PC after an
uninstall. Use a router for internet attacks and iptables for outbound
control.



From: Cronos on 9 Feb 2010 23:47
slate_leeper wrote:

> Never heard anything about such a problem. The real problem was that
> Norton bought it to kill it. Can't have a better product out there as
> competition, you know.

Nope, I'm fairly certain it did have an exploit in it's last released
version.
From: Cronos on 9 Feb 2010 23:51
chris wrote:

> one security exploit? A few more but it is still the best firewall for
> Win98SE. Sygate does work with WinXP. It is a standalone firewall and
> not like Norton, Comodo and all the others? part of a complete computer
> security system nightmare and you don't have to buy a new PC after an
> uninstall. Use a router for internet attacks and iptables for outbound
> control.

I haven't used Win9x in ages and the last time I tried to install it it
was NFG due to not having drivers for newer hardware. I thought iptables
is Linux only? Why use iptables when the Windows firewall is fine and is
only outbound rules anyway unless I go to advanced mode?
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