Firewall review 2011 Windows Home Server

Asked By Ethan Jessica 0 points N/A Posted on - 02/11/2013

I am having Windows Firewall on my Windows Home Server 2011, will it give maximum protection as a firewall. Do I need to have any third party firewall. Please provide me firewall review 2011 Windows Home Server comparing with any effective third party firewall. Also provide details on the hardware based firewall. Altogether I need to know which is the best firewall that will give maximum protection.

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Answered By Babb Samantha 10 points N/A #189565

Firewall review 2011 Windows Home Server

Hi Jessica,

Firewall monitors communication between your network and the internet.  Its main job is to protect our system  from intrusions and attacks.

A firewall should be not too intrusive or too complicated to handle. There are two types of firewall available. Software Based and Hardware based. The default Windows firewall protects your system, and personal information from inbound threat.

List of Basic Firewalls:

Windows firewall

ZoneAlarm Free Firewall

Windows 7 Firewall Control

TinyWall

Firewalls with Strong HIPS Protection:

Comodo Firewall

Online Armor Free.

Outpost Firewall Free

Private Firewall

AVS Firewall

Quick Selection Guide – Basic Firewalls

Windows 7 Firewall Control (8 Star)

TinyWall (8 Star)

ZoneAlarm Free Firewall (7 Star)

PrivateFirewall (9 Star)

Comodo Firewall (8 Star)

Outpost Firewall Free (7 Star)

Online Armor Free (6 Star)

AVS Firewall (6 Star)

For more detail review, Please check the link.

Hope this would help you to choose right firewall for your home server.

Thank you.

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