Alternative to Kerio 2.1.5 with easy interface?

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Alternative to Kerio 2.1.5 with easy interface? Gilles Ganault 08-16-2007
Posted by Gilles Ganault on August 16, 2007, 3:23 pm
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Hello

        I'm getting BSOD's on a new PC on which I installed Kerio
2.1.5, like I do on the PC's I have. So I guess it's time to move on.

At this point, I tried Sunbelt Kerio, Outpost, Comodo, and Jetico:
None of them has the ease of use of Kerio :-/ They're a pain to
configure.

Are there others I should look at, or are those the best there are?

Thank you.

Posted by Casey on August 16, 2007, 5:39 pm
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says...
> Hello
>
>         I'm getting BSOD's on a new PC on which I installed Kerio
> 2.1.5, like I do on the PC's I have. So I guess it's time to move on.
>
> At this point, I tried Sunbelt Kerio, Outpost, Comodo, and Jetico:
> None of them has the ease of use of Kerio :-/ They're a pain to
> configure.
>
> Are there others I should look at, or are those the best there are?
>
> Thank you.
>
Hi Gilles. You might want to try Sygate firewall.
http://www.savefile.com/projects/1045215
I have used v5.5b2710 on my Win98 box for about 6_yrs. with
excellent results--no virus or malware have gotten in.

Many people have avoided Sygate because it has such a low
leakage rating. This is insufficient outbound control that
lets malware phone home etc. This is with the conventional
setup of Sygate

Sygate, however, can be setup using a single rule set much like Kerio
2.1.5. Initially set up Sygate Application Rules in a normal manner.
Then move this rule set info. into Advanced Rules. These will be
"Allow" rules that go at the top of the Advamced Rule set. These
allow everything to connect out that you want to connect out.
The last rule at the bottom should be a "Block All" rule. It will
block all incoming/outgoing traffic to/from all hosts on all ports
and all protocols. (The leaky stuff can't leak out)
Sygate Adv. Rules execute from top to bottom.

Casey

Posted by Gilles Ganault on August 16, 2007, 5:56 pm
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wrote:
> You might want to try Sygate firewall.
>http://www.savefile.com/projects/1045215
>I have used v5.5b2710 on my Win98 box for about 6_yrs. with
>excellent results--no virus or malware have gotten in.

Thanks for the link. Sygate was bought by Symantec in 2005, and
replaced by Symantec’s Norton Internet Security.

Did you get to use it in 2000, XP, and Vista, and with good results? I
wouldn't want to leave Kerio 2.1.5 for something that also shows some
problems, sometimes.

Strange that no one copied Kerio's easy interface.

Posted by Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers on August 17, 2007, 8:15 am
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> nospam@nospam.com says...
>> On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:39:48 -0500, Casey wrote:
>>> You might want to try Sygate firewall.
>>> http://www.savefile.com/projects/1045215
>>> I have used v5.5b2710 on my Win98 box for about 6_yrs. with
>>> excellent results--no virus or malware have gotten in.
>>
>> Thanks for the link. Sygate was bought by Symantec in 2005, and
>> replaced by Symantec?s Norton Internet Security.
>
> I was aware of this--too bad they got bought out.
>
>> Did you get to use it in 2000, XP, and Vista, and with good results? I
>> wouldn't want to leave Kerio 2.1.5 for something that also shows some
>> problems, sometimes.
>
> No, I just have a single computer running Win98

So you're running a PFW that is no longer supported on an operating
system that is no longer supported (and doesn't need a PFW to prevent
malware from getting in in the first place as long as you disable file
and printer sharing). I could tell you just how utterly stupid that is,
but since this already has been explained to you several times (and
you've actively ignored it just as many times) I won't bother.

cu
59cobalt
--
"If a software developer ever believes a rootkit is a necessary part of
their architecture they should go back and re-architect their solution."
--Mark Russinovich

Posted by Casey on August 17, 2007, 12:04 pm
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says...
> > nospam@nospam.com says...
> >> On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:39:48 -0500, Casey wrote:
> >>> You might want to try Sygate firewall.
> >>> http://www.savefile.com/projects/1045215
> >>> I have used v5.5b2710 on my Win98 box for about 6_yrs. with
> >>> excellent results--no virus or malware have gotten in.
> >>
> >> Thanks for the link. Sygate was bought by Symantec in 2005, and
> >> replaced by Symantec?s Norton Internet Security.
> >
> > I was aware of this--too bad they got bought out.
> >
> >> Did you get to use it in 2000, XP, and Vista, and with good results? I
> >> wouldn't want to leave Kerio 2.1.5 for something that also shows some
> >> problems, sometimes.
> >
> > No, I just have a single computer running Win98
>
> So you're running a PFW that is no longer supported on an operating
> system that is no longer supported (and doesn't need a PFW to prevent
> malware from getting in in the first place as long as you disable file
> and printer sharing). I could tell you just how utterly stupid that is,
> but since this already has been explained to you several times (and
> you've actively ignored it just as many times) I won't bother.
>
> cu
> 59cobalt
>
59cobalt. Thank you so very, very much for point out the stupid use
of my Sygate PFW. I don't know how I have gotten along without this
"new" information all these years.
My main purpose in using Sygate is that it has an outstanding traffic
log--It keeps me informed on what is going on in my computer.
Casey

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