Free SPI capable firewall?

So far i only know PCTools Firewall which is quiet ok but it has it's own glitches and i also heard their SPI isn't exactly implimented properly.
Is there any other firewall with SPI capability, is free and also Vista compatible?

 

Jetico comes to mind, v2 is not free, but v1 still is I think...

 

Click here www.webroot.com/consumer/products/desktopfirewall/?id=PRODUCTS_DF_LearnMore and go to the Features and Benefits section. In another area it states it's for Windows XP or Vista.

 

Unfortunately, Jetico 1 does not support Vista.

 

Ok, sorry, I was looking at v2 on the web site.... you're right...

How about ZA Free? I believe ZA has always had a decent SPI capability.. should be Vista compatible by now too..

 

RejZoR,
You're chasing ghosts Free firewall + full SPI + Vista support = very few options.

 

Try the link in post #3 just to see what all Webroot offers. I corrected the link and it should work this time.

 

Well, thats why i asked here if anyone knows a firewall that i missed.

 

So you don't like Webroot Desktop Firewall, or isn't it as up to par as PC Tools Firewall?

 

I still have to check it out. There are few things bugging me with PCTools Firewall but i like it in general. Webroot will follow soon and then i'll decide.

 

Looks interesting, I'd like to try this one too. Says this:

"Advanced Packet Filtering

Features a layer-3 firewall which uses unique stateful packet inspection technology to detect and block unauthorized access to your system."

Not sure what "unique stateful packet inspection technology" means, but maybe someone like Stem, who is more versed in this stuff, can have a look and comment soon...

 

The Webroot firewall is a re-branded version of Private Firewall (PFW), minus the Dynamic Security Agent (DSA) component. PFW has scored very well in various leak tests, so it should be an excellent choice.

See THIS Wilders thread.

 

PCTools firewall seems to be better organized and permission popups are enabled by default while Webroot is not working this way.

 

Read the PCTools firewall forum regarding version 3.0. It has been a bit unstable for some users -- me included. If it works okay for you, it's a good choice -- however, I seem to recall that Stem had some reservations concerning the effectivenes of its SPI implementation.

Some users have temporarily reverted to version 2 -- but that version lacked SPI altogether.

 

Webroot is working flawlessly for me and it does indeed have SPI capability as a main adjustable feature.

Instead of the non existent DSA,Threatfire works well and presumably would give similar protection.

The leaktests seem to suffer without DSA,if thats important to you,but Threatfire and your antivirus should take up the slack.

 

Comodo 3 beta implements SPI and is Vista compatible.

 

What is the resource usage? Can u post some screen shots, popup alerts etc?

Thanks

 

Very very chatty FW due to HIPS.

 

Aigle-please see WebRoot thread for screenshot etc. reference(basically same as PrivateFirewall)-see post no 36.

Be interested what you think of it!

As regards resource usage,two process services are running and strangely the totals for these vary between 15 to 30MB-at the moment 24mb.

Quite high really,but in my own case I am running 2GB of memory,so dont really care

 

Resource usage is OK.
I will see the thraed u mentioned.

Thanks

 

Comodo was great before they implimented stupid HIPS. Now i can't see it in 10m range. So freakin annoying thing. Don't even have clue why they went into implimenting that thing into firewall...

 

Totally agree!!! But be carefull about criticizing Comod-oh! -- there's a lot of fan-boys around here.

 

I suspect there are ways to make the HIPS less intrusive, just as there are ways to make Comodo 2.4 quieter. For example in 2.4 it is possible to allow TCP loopback by default and on an application by application basis skip the parent application check. It might not be able to pass every leak test after doing this, but that is a choice.

 

RejZoR: i mentioned it before, see here
Any other comment that overlooks this or if you don't wait for the final release to see the options, is, well, a complete waste of time..

Please add your comment in that thread where it matters.

 

The built in firewall that comes with XP SP2 and Vista uses SPI...

Cheers,

Alphalutra1