i can't find a damn firewall to use with 64 version, and i can't get the nForce firewall to work, what do you guys use

9/17/2006 12:54:13 AM

a gigantic ass dildo

9/17/2006 1:01:50 AM

Linksys Router + Windows Firewall - (Porn sites + shareware sites) = happy computer

9/17/2006 2:37:26 AM

iptables

9/17/2006 3:06:38 PM

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"what do you guys use"

windows xp 32-bit

9/17/2006 4:47:18 PM

so no help?

9/17/2006 10:20:08 PM

it's Windows, you don't need a firewall, you need a good backup solution and working installation media for the bi-annual PC exorcism

9/17/2006 10:30:42 PM

i have a linksys router that obviously has a firewall in it, but still i'd rather have another firewall

9/17/2006 10:33:34 PM

a software level firewall is fundamentally flawed in that.. the traffic has already made it to your machine. the one built into xp is more than sufficient, as they all do the exact same thing, mostly the same way.

9/18/2006 1:38:01 AM

so nobody here uses any kind of firewall with .x64

9/18/2006 5:37:45 PM

well first off the nvidia firewall is a piece of shit and will fuck you.

secondly a NAT hardware firewall will protect you from the internets perfectly well as long as you dont do stupid shit like put yourself in the dmz.

thirdly. The windows firewall offers sufficient protection against external forces of evil. However it does not prevent you from sending outbound traffic. Not that this matters because if you're sending bad outbound traffic its user error.

fourthly: Since unsolicited inbound traffic will be blocked by the nat firewall the only bad stuff you're going to get is stuff you download yourself. This is why you get an anti-virus client



summary: Hardware NAT router protection is enough. Get a good AV client and keep it up to date.

9/18/2006 5:43:26 PM

^^ nobody uses x64 is more like it

9/18/2006 5:48:45 PM

that nForce firewall sounded like such a good idea on paper

9/18/2006 8:29:37 PM

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"so nobody here uses any kind of firewall with .x64"

nobody uses a 3rd party software based firewall, the builtin Windows firewall + NAT router/firewall is all you'll need

9/18/2006 8:37:31 PM

zonealarm has a 64-bit beta, seems the open beta has closed though... i think the only option is windows or tiny

and if you're concerned about OUTGOING traffic, tiny really would be the only option since neither windows firewall, nor hardware will prevent it...

except tiny cost $99
http://www.tinysoftware.com/home/tiny2?s=3318482153581441328A0&&pg=content05&an=tf64_download

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"Hardware NAT router protection is enough."

i don't see how hardware is any better at protecting outbound traffic...

but i agree you shouldn't have to worry about outgoing traffic unless you have spyware/malware/virus or trojan... so get a good AV like Avast!, i know for a fact they have a free x64 version.

[Edited on September 19, 2006 at 8:47 AM. Reason : .]

9/19/2006 8:44:19 AM

i got the nForce to work, its' complicated, i'm gonna post a few links in a little bit to other forums where they gave me a solution.

9/19/2006 1:07:53 PM

^ The nForce firewall will cause your computer to crash before long... it sucks, but it is the way of things

9/19/2006 1:29:22 PM