eTGuard Pocket PC Firewall

[Janak Parekh]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.tigertools.net/etg.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.tigertools.net/etg.htm</a><br /><br /></div>"Protect your device, connected network or computer from intrusion with eTGuard Pocket PC Firewall. Includes a full featured security policy enforcer for protecting against intrusion. The suite operates from main memory or storage card and is compatible with standalone, wireless, LAN Internet and/or network connections. Default policy support for web, ftp, mail, telnet, pop, smtp, finger, and thousands more, plus custom policy creation."<br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/parekh/news/20030515-TigerTools-TigerSuite.gif" /><br /><br />I have to admit, this is too powerful for my Pocket PC needs -- but if you're a network administrator, you might find this tool very useful.

[srs]

I see no need for a firewall for my pc, let alone one for my ppc :roll:

[Steven Cedrone]

This ties in well with this discussion (http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=12453) in the wireless forum...

Steve

[Howard2k]

I see no need for a firewall for my pc, let alone one for my ppc :roll:

Do you keep you PC always on the Internet? If so then you're crazy to go without.. Seriously. You'd be stunned at how easy it is to break into an unprotected system on the Internet.

[Newsboy]

I say if you're using wireless, mount a dual defense: use a NAT router and a firewall.

A NAT router (most every "router" sold on the market is of this type) basically keeps track of requests your computer sends to the internet, and when that data comes back in, it directs it to the computer that requested it. Any data that was not requested by your computer gets ignored.

You may have heard of "probing" or "pinging". Someone else sends a request to your compter and says "are you there?". If you have a NAT router, these requests are simply ignored. It's as if your computer is a black hole. The requesting computer doesn't hear "no I'm not here", they hear nothing. It's as if your computer isn't even connected to the internet as far as they are concerned.

A firewall -can- prevent malicious software from sending requests out to the internet without your knowledge. A properly setup firewall will notify you of such activity and give you the option to approve or deny it.

It IS incredibly easy to get into a computer unprotected by either of these things. The best test I've found is Shields Up! (https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2) by Gibson Research Corporation. And it's even free! As for me? Two firewalls and a NAT router on my desktop PC, which is connected by Cat 5 cable to the router. I don't trust WEP for full-time use!

[Oliver T]

Just so you are all aware:

this application can not run minimised. That means you can still run other applications but you can't see your todayscreen any more ;-( The answer to my e-mail to their support was : "we are working on it". Do I need to say more ?

Cheers,

Oliver

[P0k3y]

Ha ha, I had the same gripe when I bought my copy but after testing noticed that the reason they disabled the minimize option is for successfully capturing input streams with the sniffer which is cool.

Besides the proggie will run nicely in the background-at least for me on an iPAQ. This is from their support staff: "Simply start eTG and click the top-left of your device (select Today) to pull up your regular desktop which will place eTGuard in the background where it will remian always running."

The firewall works great to protect my company's LAN from outsiders through our wireless POEs. I also customized it to protect my instant messaging which BTW is buggy and vulnerable to intrusion.

T.B., CISSP

[ctmagnus]

When I read Firewall, I pictured a computer with two network interfaces and all that wonderful stuff and I thought "Wicked!" Then I remembered about Kerio/Agnitum/ZoneAlarm et al. So, is this an appliance-type firewall (which would r0x0r to have running on a PPC) or a desktop-protection-type firewall?

[P0k3y]

Think personal firewall although it does work between my two networks as well-one through wireless and the connection through my LAN via desktop sync.