Glad you found what you needed there!
It looks like I’m in trouble again. The version of Kerio I downloaded was from a link in the PC World article, and is an outdated version of Kerio (2 MB). When I downloaded the latest version (7 MB), I can no longer follow the instructions given in the quoted excerpt. Specifically, I don’t know where or how to input my isp address. Can anyone on this forum help me out? At the moment I can only share files and printers on my network if I disable Kerio, and reactivate Windows Firewall.
If you already set up the old version you can supposedly import the settings under overview/ preferences. And in system security there is a line to permit microsoft file and printer sharing, plus a trusted area tab for dealing with IP addresses. Don’t use mf&ps myself, though-probably the Kerio forum could provide better answers or be worth a search.
I’ll stick with Kerio version 2.1.4 (2 MB), which is working fine for me. I removed Kerio version 4.1.2 from my computer.
Shouldn’t this thread be in the General Forum since it really has nothing to do with avast! ?? ;D
I believe the avast users recommended firewall is the one you pick and feel comfortable with
provided it keeps your computer safe.
dld
Sorry for the outdated advice. :-[
I don’t actually run Kerio on a network, but I’d remembered seeing that advice.
I wonder why the new version is causing you problems. According to this review (which was the one which prompted me to insall Kerio) the default instalation should work fine:
http://www.pcw.co.uk/products/software/1153296
“Kerio’s Personal Firewall is a breeze to install; on our test system it correctly spotted the home Lan and asked if it was to be trusted. The default settings caused no problems with file transfer over the network, while protecting the PC from the rest of the Internet.”
Kerio 2.15, Jetico, NetVeda, Filseclab, these are the ones that I have tested thoroughly and find them very nice, Jetico is truly powerful with very good sandboxing, however it takes an experienced user to set it up.
Zone Alarm Free is good for novices but may have issues with Web Shield NetVeda is truly good and offers content filtering and LAN access management. They all work fine with Avast Web Shield and mail scanner which is important as some firewalls have issues with them.
DLD. sp2 firewall is good for inbound (as good as ZA).You can instal PREVX,and nothing will be installed without you know.
Avast + SP2 FW+Prevx+spybot+spywareblaster :all is ok for me!
ps:I agree with Bob,this thread ought to be in general forum
Arup, ZA doesn’t have any problems on my machine with Web Shield (unlike Sygate, which was my favorite firewall in the past). Jetico messed-up my PC very bad and uninstalling was extremely difficult. I’ve heard some good things about Filseclab → can you give me your opinion about it?
Filseclab is very good and light, the interface takes getting used to but it gives lots of control, NetVeda is another firewall you can look into. Jetico is the best, far better sandboxing than Tiny at half the resource consumption, earlier versions had the un-install problems especially if it was uninstalled while still running in the background, they have addressed the problem since and now it uninstalls flawlessly. You can give the latest edition a try, of all the firewalls out there, this one features the best Stateful Inspection with myriads of choices.
I too was a long time Sygate user, however since I discovered the loopback issue, I decided to take it off as Avast is too precious for me to loose.