Firewall for Vista

I'm looking for suggestions on a decent third party firewall for Vista. For
XP, I was using Sygate.

What I'm looking for in a firewall is one that

1. Allows you to setup MAC and IP filtering so that only certain MAC
addresses and IP Addresses can access a pc on the intranet.
2. Shows you a list of all running applications and their status - ie
approved, denied, must ask for internet access
3. Prompts you when a new application tries to access the net.

Number 2 is rather important as I often find myself logging into the
firewall just to check which applications are actually running and
communicating on the net at any given time.

Thank you

"(( carmen ))" <> schreef in bericht
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> I'm looking for suggestions on a decent third party firewall for Vista.
> For XP, I was using Sygate.
>
> What I'm looking for in a firewall is one that
>
> 1. Allows you to setup MAC and IP filtering so that only certain MAC
> addresses and IP Addresses can access a pc on the intranet.
> 2. Shows you a list of all running applications and their status - ie
> approved, denied, must ask for internet access
> 3. Prompts you when a new application tries to access the net.
>
> Number 2 is rather important as I often find myself logging into the
> firewall just to check which applications are actually running and
> communicating on the net at any given time.
>
> Thank you
The "Windows Defender" with is part of Vista is doing it very well.
I see no reason to use a third party SW
Regards
Huib

If you want granular control, take a look at the Windows Firewall with
Advanced Security located under Control Panel > Administrative Tools. Its
not gonna offer all the functionality that you are requesting, for that its
best you run Windows Server 2003 or 2008 with Microsoft ISA.
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Andre
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My Vista Quickstart Guide:
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"(( carmen ))" <> wrote in message
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> I'm looking for suggestions on a decent third party firewall for Vista.
> For XP, I was using Sygate.
>
> What I'm looking for in a firewall is one that
>
> 1. Allows you to setup MAC and IP filtering so that only certain MAC
> addresses and IP Addresses can access a pc on the intranet.
> 2. Shows you a list of all running applications and their status - ie
> approved, denied, must ask for internet access
> 3. Prompts you when a new application tries to access the net.
>
> Number 2 is rather important as I often find myself logging into the
> firewall just to check which applications are actually running and
> communicating on the net at any given time.
>
> Thank you
>

Windows Defender is an AntiSpyware utility, not a Firewall which usuall
usually use to filter inbound and outbound traffic.
--
Andre
Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"Huib" <> wrote in message
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> "(( carmen ))" <> schreef in bericht
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>> I'm looking for suggestions on a decent third party firewall for Vista.
>> For XP, I was using Sygate.
>>
>> What I'm looking for in a firewall is one that
>>
>> 1. Allows you to setup MAC and IP filtering so that only certain MAC
>> addresses and IP Addresses can access a pc on the intranet.
>> 2. Shows you a list of all running applications and their status - ie
>> approved, denied, must ask for internet access
>> 3. Prompts you when a new application tries to access the net.
>>
>> Number 2 is rather important as I often find myself logging into the
>> firewall just to check which applications are actually running and
>> communicating on the net at any given time.
>>
>> Thank you
> The "Windows Defender" with is part of Vista is doing it very well.
> I see no reason to use a third party SW
> Regards
> Huib

Of course, but good that you made the remark.
The firewall of Vista proved also to be good.
Regards
Huib
"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <> schreef in bericht
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> Windows Defender is an AntiSpyware utility, not a Firewall which usuall
> usually use to filter inbound and outbound traffic.
> --
> Andre
> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
> "Huib" <> wrote in message
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>> "(( carmen ))" <> schreef in bericht
>> news:jl%fj.15667$EA5.8950@pd7urf2no...
>>> I'm looking for suggestions on a decent third party firewall for Vista.
>>> For XP, I was using Sygate.
>>>
>>> What I'm looking for in a firewall is one that
>>>
>>> 1. Allows you to setup MAC and IP filtering so that only certain MAC
>>> addresses and IP Addresses can access a pc on the intranet.
>>> 2. Shows you a list of all running applications and their status - ie
>>> approved, denied, must ask for internet access
>>> 3. Prompts you when a new application tries to access the net.
>>>
>>> Number 2 is rather important as I often find myself logging into the
>>> firewall just to check which applications are actually running and
>>> communicating on the net at any given time.
>>>
>>> Thank you
>> The "Windows Defender" with is part of Vista is doing it very well.
>> I see no reason to use a third party SW
>> Regards
>> Huib
>
>

(( carmen )) wrote:
> I'm looking for suggestions on a decent third party firewall for Vista. For
> XP, I was using Sygate.
>
> What I'm looking for in a firewall is one that
>
> 1. Allows you to setup MAC and IP filtering so that only certain MAC
> addresses and IP Addresses can access a pc on the intranet.
> 2. Shows you a list of all running applications and their status - ie
> approved, denied, must ask for internet access
> 3. Prompts you when a new application tries to access the net.
>
> Number 2 is rather important as I often find myself logging into the
> firewall just to check which applications are actually running and
> communicating on the net at any given time.
>
> Thank you
>
>

Check out Comodo at http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/ It's free.

Alias

"(( carmen ))" <> schreef in bericht news:jl%fj.15667$EA5.8950@pd7urf2no...
> I'm looking for suggestions on a decent third party firewall for Vista. For XP, I was using
> Sygate.
>
> What I'm looking for in a firewall is one that
>
> 1. Allows you to setup MAC and IP filtering so that only certain MAC addresses and IP Addresses
> can access a pc on the intranet.
> 2. Shows you a list of all running applications and their status - ie approved, denied, must ask
> for internet access
> 3. Prompts you when a new application tries to access the net.
>
> Number 2 is rather important as I often find myself logging into the firewall just to check which
> applications are actually running and communicating on the net at any given time.
>
> Thank you
>

Why not use Vista's builtin FW and othet goodies?
It serves all of your purposes and is easily configurable.
Probably you are behind a modem/router/hub which has NAT anyway - so what exactly are your fears?
Reading your text you seem to refer to ZoneAlarm's style -- of course you could use that but it is a
huge spaghetti program stealing CPU-cycles only to do again what Vista's already doing.
Do not even think about All-in-One Internet Security packages - they cause more conflicts and
necessary RAM upgrades.

All those functions are on board already - just do go once to Control Panel > Security Centre and
inspect its options.

> Number 2 is rather important as I often find myself logging into the firewall just to check which
> applications are actually running and communicating on the net at any given time.

The above is availbale by pressing Ctrl/Shift/Esc > Taskmanager Source control (not sure what it is
called in English)

There you will a live overview what´s running, networking, accessing drives , CPU etc.
Again, it´s all on board.

In case of doubt, read the manual ;-))

HTH

Maria

Actually what you need is advanced spyware and malware protection.Vista's
firewall is very good and all you need in a firewall especially if you are on
broadband and using a router which already has a hardware firewall.

"fcs25" <> schreef in bericht
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> Actually what you need is advanced spyware and malware protection.Vista's
> firewall is very good and all you need in a firewall especially if you are on
> broadband and using a router which already has a hardware firewall.

You will find those under Vista's builtin Security Centre; just open it and look.
Windows Defender is active and updated every week or so by MS updates.

If you still feel intruded, run Ad-Aware or similar once a week.

Within Windows Mail you will find a builtin very active and aggressively configurable SPAM-filter,
which does its job excellently for me.

Vista was designed to fulfill these feautures, why bother for more and add-ons?
You will be looking for conflicts.

What type of sites are you visiting, what mails are you receiving, what apps are you downloading, I
wonder? ;-))

Maria

"(( carmen ))" <> wrote in message
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> >
> Number 2 is rather important as I often find myself logging into the
> firewall just to check which applications are actually running and
> communicating on the net at any given time.
>

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