Routing / NAT

[old.mutley]

Dudes,

After doing some research and after some recommendations I installed BlackICE Defender as a personal firewall. Very impressive.

Next thing I would like to do is software routing using NAT from my WIndows 98 SE PC.
I have a Netgear Hub. When I used dial up networking I had Windows ICS operating, but I found that some applications wouldn't work.

Can anybody recommend software that won't compromise the firewall (i.e. Winroute), that can do proper NAT?

Cheers,

Muts

 

[MPD-dominion]

Black ice is not that good. Dont take my word for it, check this great site out www.sgr.com they recomend Zonealarm, also they can scan your ports and check out how secure your firewall is.

 

[old.mutley]

Well, I've been using BlackICE for a few weeks now, and I've found it to be very effective.
I find the interface and its lower level of intrusiveness to be an improvement on Zonealarm, although I've only compared it the free version.

Anyway, I've paid for it now!

 

[Ch3tan]

Originally posted by sgc-dominion
Black ice is not that good. Dont take my word for it, check this great site out www.sgr.com they recomend Zonealarm, also they can scan your ports and check out how secure your firewall is.

First off its www.grc.com

Second, You've paid for it now, but if I were you I would not use it. Go get the free version of zonealarm.

I hear a lot of epople say ZA is intrusive, its not mine never syas anything unless a program that I have not previously setup to access teh net wants to (which is good, cause u dont want thoose pesky trojans to be able to get wired like blackice likes to do). basically take 10 minutes to set-up ZA and u wont notice it unless there is a problem.

GO check www.grc.com now, he tested blackice and za and blackice has some security loopholes, something you really dont want from a firewall.

THe grc.com stuff is quite long winded, for a shorter but still long winded read check out this ere thread > http://forums.barrysworld.com/showthread.php?threadid=9869

 

[old.mutley]

Have you read Network ICE's response to Gibson's article?
I read varying reports on Gibson's work and the regard that it is held in.
So far I've had no probs with BlackICE monitor Subseven port scans.
For installed stuff, use a virus checker.

To be honest, I don't think there is much to chose between them at this level.
If you really want to do it properly, you'd use a hardware router, or set up a seperate machine with maybe Linux on it for a router and firewall.