[buchanan]

hey guys, anyone using the new version of comodo firewall?

my friend has a new laptop which came with vista and i had to wait for the version 3 of comodo to put a firewall on it (used windows firewall till then).

i have read up on the new version and have read good things about the new gui and everything but i have issues with how much it has changed:
i loved the application monitor in version 2.4, it was easy and straightforward to have control over which apps were able to connect to the internet and which ones were not.

i could find nothing like the application monitor for ages in the new version, after days of trying it out i found application rules:

firewall tab:
advanced tab:
network security policy:
application rules

is this the equivalent to the application monitor and if so does it work the same?

cheers guys

[buchanan]

anyways


i'll do my best with it on the vista laptop but i'll stick with 2.4 on all my xp computers:

whats the point of fixing something that ain't broke and ruining its usability for the sake of a prettier gui? it's not like there's any other free firewalls as good as 2.4.

i was expecting v. 3.0 to be pretty much the same just compatible with vista

stupid

[evilfantasy]

All GUIs seem to be migrating to the Vista look and feel.

Like it or not, Vista is the future.

[buchanan]

Originally Posted by evilfantasy

All GUIs seem to be migrating to the Vista look and feel.

Like it or not, Vista is the future.

i know but no reason not to have the application monitor still there with a vista skin, form over function is a bad thing with something as vital as a good firewall.

even vista seemed functionally very similar to xp when i tried it for 1/2 an hour, had 2 gigs of ram so no problem, i always adjust windows for best performance and forgo the prettiness anyway


have you tried comodo 3? do you think that the network security policy is the new equivalent for having a list of apps with allow or deny next to their names so you always know where you are?

cheers evil

[evilfantasy]

i know but no reason not to have the application monitor still there with a vista skin, form over function is a bad thing with something as vital as a good firewall.

I totally agree with that.

have you tried comodo 3?

Nope, I used Comodo at one point but went to PC Tools Free firewall. And am liking it alot.

[buchanan]

Originally Posted by evilfantasy

I totally agree with that.


Nope, I used Comodo at one point but went to PC Tools Free firewall. And am liking it alot.

may try that one then, do you know if it has a feature like the app monitor?

just bitter about comodo, only other free firewall i could ever get along with was zone alarm free and comodo was much better than that, we were very happy together

edit: is pc tools free firewall vista compatible?

[evilfantasy]

Yep it is Vista compatible. http://www.pctools.com/firewall/

It has an application monitor.
Applications, advanced rules, history, and activity. Plus normal user and advanced user settings.

[buchanan]

Originally Posted by evilfantasy

Yep it is Vista compatible. http://www.pctools.com/firewall/

It has an application monitor.
Applications, advanced rules, history, and activity. Plus normal user and advanced user settings.

ok thanks evil