Firewall - What if?

[dja2k]

What if memory usage wasn't an issue compared to how good a firewall works, then which firewall would you use? Feature wise is not a reason to pick one over another. I mean, we have other programs like PG, AD, RD, etc. to use as HIPS and don't need HIPS in a firewall. Now which one do you still pick?

dja2k

[metallicakid15]

zonealarm pro

[Skytrooper]

The firewall which has always worked the best for me is Sygate v5.5 build 2710.

[dja2k]

-{ Quote: "zonealarm pro" }-

Zonealarm Pro has some features that might be considered HIPS, don't really know for sure if they are along that line though.

dja2k

[WSFuser]

id pick look n stop because i think its a bit better at handling p2p than outpost pro.

[noway]

Norton Personal Firewall 2005.

It uses about 5% of my memory. In retrospect, its distant predecessor AtGuard used to use the same %, back in the days when I only had 64 MB.

[Alphalutra1]

CHX-I, uses the least memory (which doesn't matter in this thread), has the best packet inspection, and the most flexibility 8)

Alphalutra1

[rdsu]

-{ Quote: "CHX-I, uses the least memory (which doesn't matter in this thread), has the best packet inspection, and the most flexibility 8)" }-
And is so fast... ;D

[Mrkvonic]

Hi,
Memory usage is never an issue for me. CPU usage is more important for me.
BTW, in my experience, the most transparent firewalls (usage-wise) are sygate and jetico.
Mrk

[sweater]

Right now I only have a 256MB RAM...so I just uses Windows XP SP2 Firewall. I think this is just enough for me as I only connects to slow dial-up net connections. Maybe I'll use a third party firewall in the future if my RAM gots bigger and my connection faster. 8)

If memory is not an issue and my connection faster...then maybe I would probably tries again Outpost Pro but if this can still slow down my surfing then I would replace it with Look N'Stop. ;D