Recommended Setting for Sygate Firewall

[swaoamit]

Hi Guys,

I have search for recommended setting for Sygate Free Firewall all over the internet, but did't find any useful tips.

My current system as follows -
Pentium 4 - 3.00GHz / 512 MB RAM / 128 MB Graphic Card / Windows XP SP 3 /
SRware Iron / Sandboxie Free / MABM / SAS / Hitman Pro / Peer Block / Hostman / Did I miss anything ?

So, for above mentioned system I prefer Sygate type Firewall but I don't have any Idea of it's setup for surfing online. Is there any guidelines for it? any recommendations for it ?

[4goTTen21]

Originally Posted by swaoamit

Hi Guys,

I have search for recommended setting for Sygate Free Firewall all over the internet, but did't find any useful tips.

My current system as follows -
Pentium 4 - 3.00GHz / 512 MB RAM / 128 MB Graphic Card / Windows XP SP 3 /
SRware Iron / Sandboxie Free / MABM / SAS / Hitman Pro / Peer Block / Hostman / Did I miss anything ?

So, for above mentioned system I prefer Sygate type Firewall but I don't have any Idea of it's setup for surfing online. Is there any guidelines for it? any recommendations for it ?

Sygate FF is a lil' old, don't you think? Is not being developed (and supported) anymore. I suggest you to change to another firewall solution. Look at T i m's review.
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-firewall.htm
But if you don't gonna do that anyway (please do) then OK, we're here to help.

[MidnightCowboy]

This will help with the basics for Sygate.

http://bellsouthpwp.net/i/k/ikpe/SygateBasics.html

Remember to un-check the default "act as server" settings for those applications not requiring this, which is most of them.

[swaoamit]

Originally Posted by 4goTTen21

Sygate FF is a lil' old, don't you think? Is not being.......

Thanks for advice! I do known that Sygate or Sunbelt or Keiro Firewalls were OLD ones, but these firewalls (as I say, in my opinion) do wht they have to do - Protect from Inside and Outside; No flashy added other components like HIPS or Sandbox and more importantly they aren't heavy on system resources and users mind too!
As far as they are not supported and developed.....well these are old fashioned pure Ruled Based firewalls and hence I don't think they have to be supported neither developed (correct me if I am wrong Midnight).

Originally Posted by MidnightCowboy

This will help with the basics for Sygate.

http://bellsouthpwp.net/i/k/ikpe/SygateBasics.html

Remember to un-check the default "act as server" settings for those applications not requiring this, which is most of them.

Thanks MC! I have check it out before .......but it seems to be a Manual not Tips or Recommended Settings and Last Updated in 2002.

[MidnightCowboy]

Originally Posted by swaoamit

As far as they are not supported and developed.....well these are old fashioned pure Ruled Based firewalls and hence I don't think they have to be supported neither developed (correct me if I am wrong Midnight).

Thanks MC! I have check it out before .......but it seems to be a Manual not Tips or Recommended Settings and Last Updated in 2002.

In terms of what they are meant to do, these firewalls will be fine until IPV6 finally takes over after which they'll all be redundant.

Despite the date, the page I linked to covers most of what's needed other than Googling for the PDF user guide and working things out from that. How you might want to configure yours for individual programs is up to you, but the defaults are fine so long as the "act as server" permission is removed.

[4goTTen21]

Originally Posted by swaoamit

Thanks for advice! I do known that Sygate or Sunbelt or Keiro Firewalls were OLD ones, but these firewalls (as I say, in my opinion) do wht they have to do - Protect from Inside and Outside; No flashy added other components like HIPS or Sandbox and more importantly they aren't heavy on system resources and users mind too!
As far as they are not supported and developed.....well these are old fashioned pure Ruled Based firewalls and hence I don't think they have to be supported neither developed (correct me if I am wrong Midnight).



Thanks MC! I have check it out before .......but it seems to be a Manual not Tips or Recommended Settings and Last Updated in 2002.

swaoamit, Sygate FF has been a nice and decent firewall solution, but remember, since it's not developed and updated anymore (2005?) is not protecting you of new protocol exploits, protocol bugs, new implementations, etc, etc

[swaoamit]

Originally Posted by 4goTTen21

swaoamit, Sygate FF has been a nice and decent firewall solution, but remember, since it's not developed and updated anymore (2005?) is not protecting you of new protocol exploits, protocol bugs, new implementations, etc, etc

Is that correct MidnightCowboy?

Originally Posted by MidnightCowboy

Despite the date.........

Thanks MC! I will try my best to configure it, if I installed it.

[4goTTen21]

swaoamit I've linked you before to same website you've found, but our posts where deleted, because the language I think.

[Anupam]

Originally Posted by 4goTTen21

swaoamit I've linked you before to same website you've found, but our posts where deleted, because the language I think.

Yes, as per the rules, we do not allow non-English links on the site/forum. Such links can be exchanged in the PMs.

[4goTTen21]

Originally Posted by Anupam

Yes, as per the rules, we do not allow non-English links on the site/forum. Such links can be exchanged in the PMs.

Thanks Anupam. Please, next time if you have a second, tell me post was deleted so I can stay helping this user by PM. I know it's me who should pay attention to what I linked to, but sometimes just get distracted.