New Debug Build for SPF & SPF Pro if anyone is interested.

Version/build 5.6.3408

SPF
http://www.filedownloads.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/spf3408_Debug.exe
http://207.33.111.31/spf/Debug_Build/spf3408_Debug.exe

SPF Pro
http://www.filedownloads.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/pspfb3408_Debug.exe
http://207.33.111.31/pspf/Debug_Build/pspfb3408_Debug.exe

 

Is someone currently working on these or are these just newly discovered builds that have been around for a while?

 

At this time they would appear to be another beta/debug version that was not even released as such for testing. They should be considered as beta versions, and used at your own risk.

Regards,

CrazyM

 

Ok dumb question but is this a new unreleased beta version of the complete firewall, or is it a debugging tool for Sygate. Lol the [debug] has me confused LOL

 

I think you can take "debug" to mean beta here, it being another beta version of the complete firewall yes.

 

Tried it out here for a while, but it seems to be using more ram and cpu than the others, so I'll stick with the released 5.5.2710 when I run Sygate.

 

Someone asked me about the link, the main link above is to the public FTP ftp.sygate.com and the files are digitally signed. Some other forums have published other working links.
If you have come across this post, you can validate the signature of the file in the properties of the installer.

Added a MD5 Sum
spf3408_Debug.exe
MD5 bcd2a9e76a9a9f40285cbf2f803f3aff
pspfb3408_Debug.exe
MD5 2481246b49b69a05861ebd833be77cb7

 

Does this debug upgrade apply to both the free home edition and the pro version. Also to install this, do I actually install Sygate first off than install this patch on top ?

Also does this update add more to it and whats the main purpose of it.

Another question is where can I download the free home edition of Sygate and is it still available.

 

What is being referred to in this post is not an upgrade or a patch. It is a beta build of the Sygate firewall that may have eventually been released for beta testing had Sygate continued with the product, but never was. As I noted above, they should be considered as beta versions, and used at your own risk.

I do not believe either version is available on the Sygate site.

Regards,

CrazyM

 

You can get Sygate Free just about anywhere.. Here for example:

http://majorgeeks.com/Sygate_Personal_Firewall_Free_d3356.html

 

Another Q to ask is the the very latest and last verison of Sygate firewall.

I am presumung there is nothing after this version.

I know there was Sygate 5.6.331 but not sure if it was before this version.

 

This is the latest and probably the last versions of both Sygate Personal Firewall and Sygate Personal Firewall Pro.

 

5.6 b3408 Pro is working great for me. Performance wise it runs the same as b3311, which was the best build yet, and it has some bug fixes. Can't beat that!

 

I had some problems, must be my machine.
The firewall GUI colors got messed up.
But as I said, maybe something to do that my XP is not quite standard install concerning user access rights.

It used quite a lot of Virtual Memory, over 20 MB.
Back to SPF 5.5.2710 that uses only something like 15 MB VM and memory usage currently is less than 10 MB, sometimes 7 MB. (DLL authentication option not enabled.)

BTW Sygate forums are back now.

 

I didn't like 3311 or 3408 either. Both used more cpu% and ram than the old 5.5.2710, so when I run Sygate, I stick with the old released version 2710. When idle, it shrank down to 7mb ram use and cpu% was only about 1% versus the 2-3% on the newer builds. No thanks...

 

CPU/memory usage has remained near identical for me throughout all the different builds. ~7-19mb (idle/normal traffic) My problems have revolved around my network card in Win2k... was really screwed up until b3311 came out, standby just didn't work properly.

 

I will give them both another try sometime soon. It does seem weird that the newer builds would use more ram and cpu when nothing much new has been added. If anything, they should be better than 5.5 right? Optimized..

 

Not necessarily, they are beta builds.

Regards,

CrazyM

 

That is true, one reason why I prefer to stick to the releases most of the time.

 

Found a problem that makes this build worse than 3311. When I open options first (from the systray icon) and then open the main gui or traffic log behind it and then click OK on the options window; the entire service locks up. I think I'll stick with the icon bug I'll never experience in 3311

 

After the signature update of today my SPF PRO v5.6.3408 Debug uses not anymore about 25 MB VM, but only about 8-9 MB... ?!