64bit Firewall?

Rex_Mundi

Is anyone using a 64 bit firewall that works well for them? I'm not interested in Windows firewall because this only monitors incoming traffic (my hardware firewall does this better). I need to monitor and stop certain outgoing connections. I've tried the Zonealarm 64 bit Beta firewall, but 3 BSOD in under 10 minutes led me to remove this as a no go.

I'm currently using TCPView to manually monitor my connection and stop the connections out that I need to, but obviously I would prefer a firewall to do this automatically.

I know as the year goes on, 64 bit software will be developed by more companies, giving me a greater choice (Zonealarm may even get their Beta sorted out soon hopefully), I'm wondering if there is anyone using a stable 64 bit firewall at the moment.

Poppycat

Hi REX how is PC? Hope your pleased with it.

Poppycat

How about Tiny 64 one Rex?

http://www.tinysoftware.com/home/tiny2?la=EN

wolfman

Yeah used it before in my last place, it's very good, although a bit overkill for the average home user. We had a spare machine sitting around so I was always trying different things on it.

Also with a software firewall it sits on the machine, which is the main benefit.

I think Tiny is the only reasonable, free firewall. This was one of the dilemna's that stopped me switching. I like Kerio but haven't heard much about a 64-bit version of it.

Rex_Mundi

Poppycat

The new machine is flying. I knew I made the right choice (dual core and 64 bit OS) once I'd put it together and switched it on. For a trial on the performance, I ran an AV scan, spyware scan, kicked in Paintshop pro and Dreamweaver all at the same time. It hardly touched the performance of the computer. This is just what I need, I tend to work with lots of applications at the same time when I'm working on a project so this computer is doing just the job I need it to.

I had a look at the Tiny product, but am a bit reluctant to spend £56 on it. Like I said, I expect more 64 bit software later this year, so I don't really want to spend too much on a 12 month subscription (although the words torrent and keygen sound good on this).

ts_aly

Very good suggestion. This didn't occur to me. I may look at converting an old machine to do this. Nice one.

Rex_Mundi

wolfman wrote:

I think Tiny is the only reasonable, free firewall. This was one of the dilemna's that stopped me switching. I like Kerio but haven't heard much about a 64-bit version of it.

The only link for the Tiny 64 bit firewall I found is for $99. Is there a free version of this out there?

wolfman

Rex_Mundi wrote:

The only link for the Tiny 64 bit firewall I found is for $99. Is there a free version of this out there?

Oo, yeah. It's not free is it. I think you can use it on trial for a month or two. Remember reading what various people were doing on http://www.planetamd64.com.

Check out the forums there, people are always suggesting stuff.