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- + Readme for Sygate Personal Firewall Pro 5.0.956c +
- + Copyright (C) 2000-2002 Sygate Technologies +
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-
- Thank you for choosing Sygate Personal Firewall Pro 5.0 for your Personal
- needs. This document contains useful information on the use of Sygate
- Personal Firewall. For detailed documentation on the installation and
- use of Sygate Personal Firewall Pro 5.0, see the Sygate Personal Firewall Pro 5.0
- User Guide.
-
- This file contains notes on fixes for issues associated with this version
- of Sygate Personal Firewall Pro Version 5.0
-
- *===============================*
- | CONTENTS |
- | |
- | 1. System Requirements |
- | 2. Installation and Use |
- | 3. Troubleshooting |
- | 4. New Features |
- | 5. Fixes |
- | 6. Known Issues |
- | 7. Contact Information |
- | |
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- 1. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- ====================================
-
- MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
-
- - Pentium II 300 or equivalent
- - 32 MB RAM (128 for Windows 2000 Server)
- - 10 MB free disk space
- - At least one network adapter or modem
- - TCP/IP protocol installed
- - Internet Explorer Version 4.0 or later
-
-
- OPERATING SYSTEMS (any one or a combination of those listed below)
-
- - Windows 95 (OSR2 & OSR2.5)
- - Windows 98, 98 Second Edition
- - Windows Millennium Edition (ME)
- - Windows NT 4.0 Workstation or Server with SP5 or later
- - Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server with SP5 or later
- - Windows 2000 Professional
- - Windows 2000 Server, Advanced Server, Data Center
- - Windows XP Home, Professional
-
- ====================================
- 2. INSTALLATION AND USE
- ====================================
-
- Before installing Sygate Personal Firewall Pro, it is recommended that
- you close all other applications that may be accessing your modem
- drivers or network.
-
- This version of SPF does not work with previous versions. Please
- uninstall all other versions before installing this version.
-
-
- IMPORTANT: For ISDN via Ethernet, DSL, cable modem, you need to
- verify that these devices can connect to your computer through
- Ethernet. DirecPC users, please see the Section 5, entitled
- "Known Issues".
-
-
- ====================================
- 3. TROUBLESHOOTING
- ====================================
-
-
- * For additional troubleshooting information, FAQs, and online news
- group help, please see visit http://www.sygate.com/support.
-
-
- ====================================
- 4. FEATURES
- ====================================
-
-
- * New in 5.0
-
- Ability to block Protocol Drivers
- OS Fingerprint Masquerading
- Anti-IP spoofing
- Anti-MAC spoofing
- DLL Authentication
- Full Host-based IDS signatures
- Stealth mode browsing
- Active response
- User Notification
-
-
- * New in 4.2
-
- Import/Export advanced security rules
- Support for Windows XP
- Enhanced Support for Sygate Home Network
-
- * New in 4.1
-
- Customizable Advanced Firewall Rules
- Ability to Configure Global Settings such as trusted IP addresses
- User-friendly Rule Viewer & Rule Editor
- Message Console to display Personal alerts and system information
- Unique Dynamic Help System assists users with rule creation
- Enhanced ability to capture and log packets per rule
- Ability to control incoming and outgoing ICMP packets by type
-
-
- * New in 4.0
-
- Dynamic Interface Support
- Application Learning Mode
- Application Authentication
- Dynamic Port Blocking
-
-
- ====================================
- 5. KNOWN ISSUES
- ====================================
-
- The following are known issues with this version of Sygate Personal
- Firewall 5.0. They will be addressed or fixed in later versions of
- this product:
-
-
-
- ******************
- * Advanced Rules *
- ******************
-
- Advanced rules exported from a previous version of Sygate Personal Firewall
- will not work with this version of Sygate Personal Firewall Pro.
-
-
-
- *************************
- * Stealth mode browsing *
- *************************
-
- Some web site may need to know your Operating System and your browser
- version in order to function properly. Therefore, When Stealth mode
- browsing is enabled, some web site may not function properly. Also,
- in some cases audio streaming may not work.
-
-
-
- *******************************
- * OS Fingerprint Masquerading *
- *******************************
-
- OS Fingerprint Masquerading may block all FIN packets. This may cause some
- connections to stay open longer.
-
-
-
- **********************
- * DLL Authentication *
- **********************
-
- Enabling DLL Authentication may cause many pop-up windows.
-
-
-
- *********
- * Whois *
- *********
-
- Sygate Personal Firewall may generate error messages on some Windows 98 computers.
-
-
-
- ***********
- * NetBIOS *
- ***********
-
- When another computer tries to access one of your shared folders Sygate
- Personal Firewall Pro may generate a pop-up asking whether or not to allow
- svchost.exe on port 135.
-
-
-
- ************
- * Infrared *
- ************
-
- Sygate Personal Firewall may cause the Infrared port to not function while
- Driver Level Protection is enabled.
-
-
-
- *************
- * Hibernate *
- *************
-
- In some cases Sygate Personal Firewall may prevent certain computers from
- going into standby or hibernation mode.
-
-
-
- ************
- * Winpopup *
- ************
-
- In order receive messages, in Winpopup while Sygate Personal Firewall Pro is
- running, you must enable "Allow others to share my files" from the Options
- menu.
-
-
-
- ****************
- * PGP Firewall *
- ****************
-
- Sygate Personal Firewall Pro is not compatible with PGP Firewall 7.0
-
-
-
- ***********
- * DirecPC *
- ***********
-
- There is a timeout discrepancy between the DirecPC and the Sygate
- Personal Firewall services. Users who utilize DirecPC should do the
- following to insure smooth operation -
-
- 1. After installing Sygate Personal Firewall Pro, open DirecPC.
-
- 2. When the Sygate Personal Firewall Pro pop-up message asks if you wish
- to allow DirecPC access to your network, place a check in the
- "Remember my answer and don't ask me again for this application"
- check box and click "Yes".
-
- 3. Close DirecPC and open again.
-
-
-
-
- **************
- * Windows NT *
- **************
-
- Sygate Personal Firewall Pro is not compatible with CardWizardĂ– for
- Windows« NT4.0 Version 5.00.13 by SystemSoft Corporation.
-
-
-
- ****************
- * Windows 2000 *
- ****************
-
- Windows 2000 servers running Norton Anti-Virus software should
- upgrade to service pack 1 before installing Sygate Personal Firewall Pro
- 5.0.
-
-
-
- ====================================
- 6. CONTACT INFORMATION
- ====================================
-
- If you are evaluating this software or have purchased this software
- online, you can contact Sygate Technologies Support at support@sygate.com
-