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[Reece]

Hmm, I don't think my "NETGEAR AirCard 790S" mobile WI-FI would be classified as a router!!
Anyone know of any good free firewall programs?

[Rockin Robbins]

Originally Posted by Reece

Hmm, I don't think my "NETGEAR AirCard 790S" mobile WI-FI would be classified as a router!!
Anyone know of any good free firewall programs?

Security

• Wi-Fi security encryption methods:
• WEP 64 (Open/Shared)
• WEP 128 (Open/Shared)
• WPA Personal TKIP
• WPA Personal TKIP AES
• WPA2 Personal AES
• WPA2 Personal TKIP AES
• WPA/WPA2
• Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
• VPN pass-through
• NAT firewall
• Security web interface
• Multiple SSID/Guest Wi-Fi support
• View & block connected devices from the touchscreen
• Password protected Web UI
• Ability to turn off Wi-Fi or USB Tethering

You are good to go. A free firewall wouldn't do any harm but is unlikely to protect you any better. Beware of WPS. I can break it guaranteed in eight hours maximum, normally about 4 hours. Use straight WPA2.

[Reece]

Thanks for that.
Naturally enough more nasty things arise, as I mentioned earlier in the other thread this computer came with McAfee installed. I stupidly assumed it was free with the computer purchase, WRONG!!, it just displayed a message that the trial edition ends in 5 days.
Will I have registry problems removing it? If not I will remove it and activate the Windows version, this has not been activated either, seems the computer comes with no software.
I have installed Spybot and not sure if it is running at startup, if I click on the icon it seems to load it then, do I have to manually load it each time or is it actually running ok?

Thanks once again!!

[Skybird]

Check on the McAfee website whether they offer a special removal tool.

Security suites digging deep into the system sometimes need such tools to remove even the last remains of the former installation, normal deinstallation like you use to do with most software will leave traces and artifacts here and there in the registry. These could cause troubles with other security software, or in case of reinstalling the former one, it can even have a negative effect on system stability and speed, though that is not the rule.

Not all are like this, but I have strolled over some, over the years. Especially Symantech left a very very foul taste in the mouth back then. Though that was long time ago. I avoid Symantech like the plague since then.

[Moonlight]

McAfee has a removal tool for all windows versions going back to Vista.
https://service.mcafee.com/webcenter...3D1bwguvonxv_4

[Reece]

Thanks Moonlight, much appreciated.

[Reece]

I had Comodo firewall on my old XP and ran flawlessly, is this still ok to use?:
https://www.comodo.com/home/internet...y/firewall.php
Maybe Avast?

[BarracudaUAK]

Originally Posted by Reece

Hmm, I don't think my "NETGEAR AirCard 790S" mobile WI-FI would be classified as a router!!
Anyone know of any good free firewall programs?

It's been a few years, but on my Win XP machine, I usually ran:
(my bro also used some of these on his Win7 pc)

Firewall: ZoneAlarm. I always had it "locked" unless I was specifically doing something online.

Anti-Spyware: Spybot: Search and Destroy. Set up very restrictively, in Spybot I had most of the "options" for IE and the system "locked".


Anti-Virus: AVG. At the time I first tried it, it would show false positives on legitimate system files, so I would install and update when needed, but otherwise I just kept a recent version of the installer on the hard drive in case I needed it.

I had 1 virus in 5 years, and NONE of the virus programs were catching that virus. I had to use a Spybot tool to remove it.


Now these may have all gone downhill, but that was my last setup for Windows....

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As far as Linux, Fedora has a firewall that comes with the system, I believe Ubuntu does as well.

Most changes require a password from a "PowerUser", i.e. "authentication" to be entered when you are making changes.
OR, root's password.

My main login is set as an "administrator" or "Power User", and I can install new software etc. But to change a setting, such as the resolution for the video, I have to enter the root password to be able to access the program in "write" mode. Otherwise all I can do is look at it. I can't access system areas either. Not even just to view.

The firewall program (firewallD, I THINK) allows access via address and/or ports, not specific programs.

For example, to host Minecraft when my brother and I play (once in a blue moon).
(please note: there MAY be a way, but I haven't found it, or run across instructions on how to do so.)
While I can join his game, hosting is a bit different...
I can't set the firewall to allow just Minecraft through, I can't set it to allow just Java through (Minecraft runs in java), but I have to open the "port" that Minecraft host on.
The problem with a "single player world" is that when I make it a LAN game (or "open to LAN") it host on a random port number.
So I have to go to the command line, and enter the command that allows all connections to and from my bro's IP address.
BUT, it resets when I reboot my PC. So it is only temporary.

I've yet to make it "permanent", but he moved out, so we don't play it that much...

However he did "ping" me on my Dual Core 2.8ghz with Fedora 20, with his 8-core FX8350 with 16GB ram, with a 4GB ping.... Fedora pretty much ignored it.
Slowed down my access to subsim for a few seconds, but mostly good.

We were on the same home network at the time....

On the Linux Side you should be good to go.

Barracuda

Just a note: I also pull the network cable on my PC unless I'm online, over the years it has helped me troubleshoot problems.
And since I jumped in to Linux full time a few years ago (I've had Linux installed since Fedora Core 3, about 2005), it helped me
to figure out what was installed and what I needed. Allowing me to figure out "what was what". In Windows, pulling the plug was my "primary" firewall!

[Reece]

Well I ended up getting my nephew to set this up and just got it back, it's now a "WOW" machine, He did a great job on it, When it starts it pops up with a menu of 4 items, Windows 10 Pro, Ubuntu Linux, bios setup and Ubuntu setup. If I don't select anything the computer witll start by default Win 10.
He also setup quite a few programs, set windows and linux up with stuff like firefox,(with AdBan,Adblock Plus,Ghostery) winamp, vlc player, Paragon backup (essential) etc.
The biggest thing was Virtual Desktop wich contains Win 10, Linux, and XP Pro!!! He has given me a tour and a text file with passwords etc.
I have ordered a 1Tb usb drive for backups
He also added this:

NOTES
Mounting error in Ubuntu "Unable to mount the Primary & Secondary drives due to hibernation"
You will get this error if Windows 10 gets the chance to hibernate the drives, this will happen if you reboot from Windows 10 into Ubuntu,
the workaround is to simply shutdown the computer from Windows 10 before starting up Ubuntu to mount the drives correctly,
unfortunately this means you cannot use any form of fastboot in Windows 10, doing so will create a file called hiberfil.sys on each drive where the paused states of the drives are kept

I haven't had a chance to play with it yet but looks good and know who to call if there are any problems.
My nephew read through the forum threads here to get some ideas/help.
Thanks All for your input and guidance,
I really appreciate it.

Reece.

[BarracudaUAK]

Good to know that you are now back up and running!

Also glad to know that all of our collective banter proved to be useful.
Even if it was simply for amusement, and an example of which way NOT to go!

Barracuda