[ros-general] Re: TDI-Based Open Source Personal Firewall

[jh]

Ralph Shumaker wrote:
> jh wrote:
> 
>> I have been using the i-safer firewall, so I look like having to use 
>> another one.
>> I like the way it is so unobtrusive, no pop-up windows announcing that 
>> someone wants to ping my machine.
>> What I don't like, is that it replies to unwanted packs, instead of 
>> staying silent. 
> 
> Will ZoneAlarm work on ROS?  I know that it stays silent, ignoring 
> "unwanted packs".  I don't think it's open source, but it works well on 
> windows.
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I now use 'SoftPerfect Personal Firewall', it past the test at gr.com
(ShieldUP page) with flying colours, totally silent.


Here are some paragraphs from their help page


SoftPerfect Personal Firewall works at the NDIS level and it is not able to
determine what application is trying to access the Internet or a network
resource. However, it is able to catch non-IP packets such as ARP or NETWARE.



  License agreement

  This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
arising from the use of this software.

  Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
excluding commercial use, and redistribute it freely.

  If you wish to use the software for commercial purposes please contact us
at info at softperfect.com to obtain a commercial license.



I hope that this one is not in the wrong place.

Regards,
jh