On 4/29/06, Joe Brouhard jbrouhard@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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