Windows firewalls

[Arthur Pemberton]

On 4/29/06, Joe Brouhard <jbrouhard at chansata.com> wrote:
> Okay I know this is a bit off topic, and probably get me flammed...
>
> i have a friend who runs a Windows server (no, there is no way to
> convert to linux as she's using a hosted box.  App is also locked to
> Win32, so...) and it's routinely hit by portscanners and has been hacked
> at least twice now.
>
> Anyone know of *GOOD* and *DECENT* Firewalls?  Anything but Zonealarm..
> it sucks balls.
>
> She's also not really in the mood to pay for the software, so i'mlooking
> for opensource options.
>
> i was thinking of an IPtables solution, but i don't think the host will
> allow cgywin installed on the box.
>
> Thanks in advance

I do not have a solution, but... if it is a hosted box, how exactly
does she intend to install a firewall on it, for that matter, what
type of hosting is this? Shouldn't security be the hosts
responsibility?

Anyways, I hear Windows own firewall is fairly good, if enabled. Give
that a try, it is free. The problem however screams Unix/Linux. And as
far as I know, iptables is part of the kernel, and cannot be simply
installed on Windows.

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