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Title: 64-bit firewalls Post by: Stormwaltz on August 20, 2008, 11:07:11 AM Apparently, there are no reputable free ones. Could someone recommend me a good one to buy?
Title: Re: 64-bit firewalls Post by: Oban on August 20, 2008, 11:08:06 AM Sure.
http://www.apple.com/macosx/ (http://www.apple.com/macosx/) or http://www.apple.com/server/macosx/ (http://www.apple.com/server/macosx/) Title: Re: 64-bit firewalls Post by: Lantyssa on August 20, 2008, 11:48:38 AM That was almost a water on the keyboard moment. Thanks. :-P
Title: Re: 64-bit firewalls Post by: Ookii on August 20, 2008, 12:08:49 PM Lulz @ Oban for thinking Macs don't need a firewall.
Don't want to use Vista built in firewall? I assume the only thing you need one for is to handle outbound connections. Title: Re: 64-bit firewalls Post by: Oban on August 20, 2008, 12:11:04 PM lolz at not knowing that OSX has a firewall built in and that the server version can act as the DMZ controller as well...
http://www.apple.com/server/macosx/technology/security.html (http://www.apple.com/server/macosx/technology/security.html) Title: Re: 64-bit firewalls Post by: Yegolev on August 20, 2008, 12:32:44 PM Router?
Title: Re: 64-bit firewalls Post by: Oban on August 20, 2008, 12:35:34 PM http://www.apple.com/server/macosx/features/networking.html (http://www.apple.com/server/macosx/features/networking.html)
Quote If you don’t already have an Internet router, Mac OS X Server can set up your dual-Ethernet equipped Mac Pro or Xserve as a gateway between your local network and the Internet. Title: Re: 64-bit firewalls Post by: Ookii on August 20, 2008, 03:39:42 PM lolz at not knowing that OSX has a firewall built in and that the server version can act as the DMZ controller as well... http://www.apple.com/server/macosx/technology/security.html (http://www.apple.com/server/macosx/technology/security.html) He wants a 64bit firewall so he should buy a new computer to either replace his or become the firewall for his personal computer? You could buy a 100 dollar router with a firewall built in that would suffice, it doesn't make any sense. Also with that logic he could take any older computer and throw pfsense or monowall on there and have something even better. Title: Re: 64-bit firewalls Post by: Oban on August 20, 2008, 03:42:49 PM Wait wait wait... are you trying to say that Apple products are overpriced?
Title: Re: 64-bit firewalls Post by: Trippy on August 20, 2008, 04:14:19 PM Router? If you care only about incoming threats this is the correct answer -- buy a router with a good firewall.Software firewalls running locally can be useful if you are the paranoid type and want to know everything that's "phoning home", which unfortunately these days is a lot of fricking apps. On Vista this might be helpful to prevent a malicious app from phoning home (depending on your security setup) but you are still basically screwed and are going to have to reinstall the OS anyways. Just Googling around I found this: http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/ No idea if it's any good or not but it has a 64-bit version. Title: Re: 64-bit firewalls Post by: Yegolev on August 21, 2008, 08:41:24 AM Very true about catching apps that try to get out, but as you said, if this happens then you're already infected. I have AVG do daily scans so I don't really see the need for a software firewall, in my case. The main use I got out of a software firewall was preventing various things from performing updates or connecting to the internet for stupid shit, like downloading album cover art. I can't say I have ever discovered malware with ZoneAlarm. I tend to get more use out of SpyBot's TeaTimer, which catches registry updates.
Title: Re: 64-bit firewalls Post by: ahoythematey on August 21, 2008, 02:23:21 PM Comodo is very sufficient. I've been using it for awhile and seems to be doing it's job well.
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