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Re: Cygwin and firewalls (FAQ alert)


On Mon, Jun 20, 2005 at 11:06:47PM -0700, Joshua Daniel Franklin wrote:
> On 6/17/05, Christopher Faylor wrote:
> > >>Why not just use the system firewall which is part of XP SP2?  
> 
> > Joshua, do you think you could add an entry about this concerning 
> > what seems to work and what doesn't seem to work?
> 
> Done. http://cygwin.com/faq/faq_3.html#SEC55
> 
> > Although, I thought I recalled that Norton's firewall didn't work too
> > well.
> 
> Me too, but it is a popular product and maybe they've improved.
> I also thought I remembered one that never worked for anyone 
> but a quick search didn't turn up the name. I'll update the entry 
> as details emerge.

Was that ZoneAlarm?

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