Light Firewall for 98SE

[David_UK]

I am happy with ZoneAlarm free but find it too draining on an old 98se pc.
Can anyone recommend a low-resource firewall that runs on 98se?
Thanks.

 

[OvenMaster]

Perhaps your RAM is too small and/or your CPU is too slow? Otherwise you're probably looking at a hardware firewall.
Tom

 

[David_UK]

OvenMaster

Thanks for your comments. Yes, it is an old, slow PC I use for testing stuff on (reformatted many, many times...). Upgrading is not an option - I'm just after the most efficient software.

 

[David_UK]

Update: resources tested

Update:
So I was recommended Sygate, which I tested against ZoneAlarm by monitoring resource usage:

My old test pc - Cryix M II, 158RAM:

With no firewall, 97% resources free.
With Sygate only: 92% free.
With Zonealarm only: 84% free.

 

[Buzz1927]

You could also try an older version of Kerio, very light on resources.
http://www.321download.com/LastFreeware/download321/keriopf215.zip

 

[David_UK]

Buzz1927

Thanks! Works fine and is so light it's the first app to appear in the systray on startup. Perfect.