I just want a ping!
One of my windows computers is in a DMZ, which for a windows box is rather dangerous, so running a firewall is crucial. But gee, they don’t make it easy for you to allow pings! At first I had Kerio Personal Firewall which I have used for years, but I just couldn’t get it to cut mustard with allowing pings. So next I tried Zone Alarm where it was easy to allow pings, but the GUI has way too many bells and whistles (read: CPU drain) and for some reason Zone Alarm and VET (my anti-virus) just do not want to co-exist, not to mention one needs to pay for Zone Alarm.
So I tried Sygate Personal Firewall which I had used many years ago. It is still free, and the GUI has been vastly improved since I used it last. And, pings were easy to allow (Tools -> Advanced Rules, Ports and Protocols (ICMP), allow 0, 3 and 8). Theoretically Kerio should have worked with the same advanced rule, but no dice for me.
Will.
Unfortunately I think for the Ping stuff you need Pro.
Will.
Well if you want I have the serials for most progs and if ya email me @ jasonlaking@hotmail.com I’ll give em to ya if not send ya the whole prog with serials
Basic Zone Alarm is free. It is only the Pro version that isn’t.