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Just to chime in: I bought a copy of BlackIce about 18 months back (version 2.1), I thought it was terrible and uninstalled it. Too many false alarms, difficult to understand, etc. I thought there was a free version of Zone Alarm that I looked at afterwards. That seemed better, but would have required lots of time to train. If I remember correctly, Black Ice didn't watch outgoing traffic, but Zone Alarm did. That seems more interesting to me, since I already know we are being portscanned almost hourly. I was actually somewhat miffed that the Store was pushing Black Ice so hard. (the clerk even had on one of their T-shirts today) I've meant to ask Joe Budzyn what he thought of it, maybe it is much better now. (But then I get a kick out watching the reaction when I tell people we don't have a firewall. We've been on the Internet about 15 years and I would have a hard time giving examples of when a firewall would have been a big help) -jav At 02:15 PM 1/16/2003 -0500, Cheryl wrote: >BlackICE personal firewall as sold by the computer store for $5 >Should I recommend it to my faculty users? > >Rating? > >1) Better than nothing >2) More trouble than it is worth >3) If you're going to pay, buy something worthwhile like Zone Alarm > >Is the firewall in XP as good as the one in BlackIce for nonserver purposes? > >Other thoughts? > * John Valenti Systems Analyst, Labor & Industrial Relations * * 408 S Kedzie Hall, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, MI 48824 * * (517) 353-1807 fax (517) 355-7656 [log in to unmask] *