What firewall to use with OFP?

[mithrandir]

I having problem playing MP with an firewall.

OFP 1.26 is chrashing when accessing MP (on a DSL) when any FIREWALL is active. I have tried zonealarm//zonealarm pro//sygate. All of them causing OFP to chrash. The ones wich allow manuall port settings I have tried setting up correct ports according to forums and other sites. Disabling the FW OFP is running OK.

Other MP (CS) games dont crash!

Someone help me.

[JRMZ]

best thing to do is to turn your firewall off when playing OFP

[Dawdler]

Yep, also have zonealarm, it simply refuses to let OFP through (even after I said it will allow it both as client and server). Shut it off, the easiest thing.

[Kep Kelagin]

try blackice Defender, i use it , and no probs with any game whatsoever

http://www.networkice.com

[mithrandir]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from Kep Kelagin on 11:07 pm on Nov. 10, 2001
try blackice Defender,  i use it , and no probs with any game whatsoever

http://www.networkice.com[/QUOTE]<span id='postcolor'>

Thanks Kep Kelagin!

I tested a trial version with blackice... and OFP is not crasing with this one.

[nutmeg]

www.smoothwall.org

Best free firewall that exists http://www.flashpoint1985.com/ikonboard3/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

It's a linux distribution but really simple to setup.
Small download for an ISO image.

Runs great on any old 486 PC with 2 or 3 Network cards.
(Depends if you want DMZ port)