vipre..wow

I am very pleased with Vipre. When a firewall is added this will redefine the whole idea of suites and what is needed and what is fluff.

 

hmm why does that give me deja-vu when u say it...

 

You're kidding, right?

Sunbelt support - hmmm, something is wrong here
http://supportforums.sunbeltsoftware.com

Click Firewall, very nice firewall, but the forum is empty:
http://supportforums.sunbeltsoftware.com/categories.aspx?catid=26&entercat=y

Click Sunbelt Support:
http://supportforums.sunbeltsoftware.com/default.aspx?NoCookies=yes
This one returns a screen full of errors

 

That's because it's brand new. Thanks for creating the forum Sunbelt!

 

VIPRE looks interesting but I can't it to update and since it won't update I can't use the scanner and then I can't use the scanner I can't use the program. I've uninstalled it twice with Revo and cleaned out the Reg with TuneUp UTls. Still I don't know what the heck it won't work. Not being seen as active AV. Oh well I did get it to work on my test wireless n laptop so I'll see how it goes..

 

Tipstir,

If you're unable to update normally you can update manually by following the instructions on this website:

http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Home-Home-Office/VIPRE/Definitions/

After you update manually are you able to update normally? If not, try pinging our update servers to determine whether your system is connecting to our update servers correctly. To do this, click the Start button then click Run. Type cmd then click OK. In the window that comes up type "ping updates.sunbeltsoftware.com" without quotes and press Enter. It should say "Reply from 64.128.133.140". Does it say something different for you? Does it say it lost any packets?

 

It's weird that is won't update.. I'll try again thanks..

 

For the record, The answer to the second question is not related to what I asked. I did NOT ask about removals. Someone else in this thread did.

Onto the subject I asked about.
Firewall is a joy to use. BUT, while you think I'll ask to ADD features. I'd like to ask to REMOVE features. Such as sbhips, the webwatch, predefineds (icmp,dns, vpn etc) and even the main panel with the applications vs zones Xs and checks. The last one actually has some merit (fallback if you didn't make the rules right). The rest can be done in the rules. And the firewall would be much SMALLER to install and run. Finally, get rid of the repeated port:123,port:456 in the GUI display - it's a awaste of space on the screen. IPort(s) or IPgrouports(s) is sufficient. Keep it small, keep it tight. Keep the user defined IP groups. I love that feature.

Don't get me wrong. This is a wonderful FW. Has a one page interface like Kerio 2.1.5, but it can be made smaller imo from what it now is.
How about offering a cheap version, stripped down.

 

Hello act8192, Thank you for the suggestions. We are already working on a major update to the Sunbelt personal firewall, so they might not be ready to start working on another new version until its released.

In other news we have opened our own Tech support Forums for our Complete line of Sunbelt products (Consumer and Enterprise)
You can find it at the following link, http://supportforums.sunbeltsoftware.com
We will still monitor these forums for new issues and questions. But now we have our own Official Forums where you can find more information and ask questions.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Looking forward to seeing you all there,
Peter