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+===============================================+
| Sygate Personal Firewall 2.1 Build 472 README |
+===============================================+
Thank you for trying Sygate Personal Firewall 2.1 (formerly
Sybergen Secure Desktop). This document contains important
information that you may find useful for installing and using
Sygate Personal Firewall. For additional instructions on
installing and using Sygate Personal Firewall 2.1,
please see the Sygate Personal Firewall 2.1 User's
Guide. You can quickly get to the User Guide from the help
menu within the Sygate Personal Firewall application.
+--------------------------------+
| CONTENTS: |
| |
| SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS |
| INSTALLATION AND USE |
| TROUBLESHOOTING |
| MAJOR FEATURES |
| KNOWN ISSUES |
| HOW TO REGISTER |
| CONTACT INFORMATION |
| KNOWN BUGS |
+--------------------------------+
+---------------------+
| SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS |
+---------------------+
* Intel 486, Pentium or equivalent PC
* Windows 95 (OSR2 or higher), Windows 98, WinNT 4.0 (SP5 or higher),
or Win2000
* 10 MB or more free disk space
* 32 MB or more available memory
* Microsoft TCP/IP protocol installed
* DSL, DirecPC, Cable Modem, ISDN, or Analog Modem
* A working Internet account with an Internet Service Provider
* Microsoft DUN (Dial Up Networking) 1.2 or higher or America Online
4.0 or higher
* Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher
+----------------------+
| INSTALLATION AND USE |
+----------------------+
It is recommended that you close any other services or applications
that may be using your network or modem drivers prior to installing
Sygate Personal Firewall.
For Windows 95 Users:
--------------------
It is recommended that you have Microsoft DUN (Dial Up Networking)
1.2 (or later) and Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 (or later).
You should download Windows 95 Service Pack 1 and Winsock 2.0,
which can be found at: http://www.microsoft.com/windows95.
IMPORTANT: DO NOT INSTALL SYGATE PERSONAL FIREWALL ON A PDC (Primary
Domain Controller) OR BDC (Backup Domain Controller).
+-----------------+
| TROUBLESHOOTING |
+-----------------+
* To verify that your computer is protected by Sygate Personal
Firewall, click the Test button to do a sample port scan (you
must be connected directly to the Internet before you do this,
otherwise, you may scan your Gateway).
* ICS cannot be used in conjunction with Sygate Personal Firewall.
Make sure that ICS is not being used.
For additional troubleshooting information, please see
www.sygate.com/support.
+----------------+
| MAJOR FEATURES |
+----------------+
* Sygate Personal Firewall is the new name for Sybergen Secure
Desktop.
* New easy to use interface
* Email Notification sends security alerts to you via email.
* Application Network Access Policy allows you to allow or
disallow applications access to the network.
* Trusted IP
* Advanced ICMP. This allows you to customize and dynamically
block or allow ICMP depending on the ICMP type.
* Support for Bay/Nortel VPN, PPTP VPN, and Shiva VPN.
* Support for pcANYWHERE
* Sygate Personal Firewall detects your Internet connection
automatically.
+--------------+
| KNOWN ISSUES |
+--------------+
* If you are running an older version of Sygate Personal Firewall,
you must completely uninstall the old version from the Start Menu
before installing Sygate Personal Firewall 2.1.
* Sygate Personal Firewall does not support IP Forwarding or RRAS
on an NT/2000 computer.
* Sygate Personal Firewall does not block BootP for DHCP even if
you have DHCP disabled even though you have not checked the "Allow
DHCP" check box, you can still obtain your IP Address; but you might
see several error messages. If you do not want to see any error
messages, but use a DHCP server, click the "Allow DHCP" box under
Advanced Port Settings.
* If you upgrade to AOL 5.0 from AOL 4.0, you must reinstall
Sygate Personal Firewall.
* This build of Sygate Personal Firewall is not compatible with ICS.
In order to use Sygate Personal Firewall, you must disable ICS
(ICS is usually disabled by default).
* ATM adapters are not supported.
* If you installed a service pack to NT 4.0, Sygate Personal
Firewall may not function properly. If this occurs, you need to
reinstall Sygate Personal Firewall.
* If you upgrade to Windows 2000, you must reinstall Sygate
Personal Firewall.
* Sygate Personal Firewall 2.1 is not compatible with
SyGate for Home Office 3.11 or earlier versions.
* If an application is re-enabled from disallowed application list,
it needs to be restarted to be fully functional.
* If Microsoft PPTP VPN is installed after Sygate Personal
Firewall installation, you need to uninstall and reinstall Sygate
Personal Firewall for PPTP to be functional.
* Some Screen Savers, such as any Microsoft 3D screen savers, are not
compatible with Sygate Personal Firewall ultra-high mode when they
receive any network message. If you want to use the ultra-high
schedule option, please verify its functionality when selecting a
new screen saver under Windows 95.
* Sygate Personal Firewall is not compatible with Cybercop and X-Win32.
These applications will display error messages and fail when executing
with Sygate Personal Firewall.
* Sygate Personal Firewall does not support connection to Sygate
Management Server through PPTP under Windows 95. If you want to use
PPTP to connect to Sygate Management Server, you need to upgrade
your operating system to Windows 98 or later version.
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| HOW TO REGISTER |
+-----------------+
For standalone users, you can register this software online at
http://www.sygate.com/buy/salespolicy.htm. Upon registering
this software, our website will automatically generate a serial
number and registration key for your continued usage. After
receiving this information, you can enter it into the registration
screen (available in the Help menu from the Sygate Personal
Firewall manager program).
+----------------------------------+
| HOW TO CONTACT TECHNICAL SUPPORT |
+----------------------------------+
If you are evaluating this software or purchased this software
online, you can contact Sygate Technologies for support at
sssupport@sygate.com or go to the Sygate Technologies support
page at http://www.sygate.com/support/default.htm.
+------------+
| KNOWN BUGS |
+------------+
* Sygate Personal Firewall will cause IIS 4.0 to function
improperly with port 80 enabled. Sygate Personal Firewall
will function properly at all security levels in IIS 5.0.
* In high security mode, Windows 95 will not let you log
on to a domain.
* DNS requests are not logged in Ultra-high mode.
* Windows 2000 can not go in to Standby mode with Sygate
Personal Firewall service running.
* Sygate Personal Firewall will cease to function property
once you upgrade to Windows 2000 from Windows 95, 98 or
NT 4.0. Uninstall and reinstall Sygate Personal Firewall
to ensure proper functioning.
* No log exists for FTP on medium status.
* Sygate Personal Firewall does not report second
nmap scanning within 20 seconds of the first scanning.
* Sygate Personal Firewall does not block AOL instant
messages using Ultra High Security.
* Sygate Personal Firewall may not support a proxy client
because it might not have a default gateway.
* Sygate Personal Firewall is unable to generate a log for
a blocked VPN in medium security.
* Disabling network driver under Windows 95 will cause to system
to hang. Please check your system for disabled network driver
before installing Sygate Personal Firewall.
How to Get the Latest Release
-----------------------------
If you would like to get the latest release of Sygate Personal
Firewall, you may download it from http://www.sygate.com.