Essential Free Software For All Broadband Users:

[pupudada]

Originally posted by pawanrh@Sep 19 2005, 07:19 PM
I agree! All I have out of the software he has mentioned is the Spybot and Ad-Aware! (most websites also say these two are enough!) Also now that Spybot comes with a Resident protection, i don think half the software you have mentioned, like wrt hijacking browsers etc, are necessary at all! Spamfighter, ok! And Firewall, only one is necessary! But all i run is the Windows firewall! I'm satisfied with it! (My ISP itself has many firwalls)! But for most ppl i suggest one firewall! But they are too Intrusive!
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if you have noted, i had put the softwares by category.. where there were more than one software for a single category, i have grouped them under a single heading.. you just select the one you like

 

[b0bee]

Originally posted by pupudada@Sep 19 2005, 07:55 PM
Well, azureus, bitcomet are P2P not essential to stay alive in `broadband'! Flashget and Flashfxp are commercial software (not freeware).. hence!
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Oh if you'r definition of living on broadband is firewalls only

then the best firewall is hardware firewall
and its built right in the modem which bsnl has provided
once you set the firewall right iin the modem
no software firewall can match it ...

 

[srrao]

Originally posted by b0bee@Sep 19 2005, 08:27 PM
then the best firewall is hardware firewall


What about spy wares?

I am just waiting for MS next OS version which has got AV / FW / Anti syware built into it. When it comes to firewall i am sure for a careful user what is provided with Win2003 is good enough!

 

[b0bee]

Yah spyware .. if we click on lots of advs to get free cursors..but they slow down your system a lot ..

 

[srrao]

Originally posted by b0bee@Sep 19 2005, 08:42 PM
but they slow down your system a lot ..


If built into OS i do not think it will slow down!

 

[b0bee]

thats not right my dear friendWindows 3.1 required 4 mb of ramwindows 95 32 mb of ramwindows 2000 128 mband windows xp 256 (I also know nothing works on 256 in windows xp)so why you think ram is increasing with every new windows ?its because lots of stuff is running in background..

 

[puja399]

Originally posted by b0bee@Sep 19 2005, 03:44 PM

thats not right my dear friend

Windows 3.1 required 4 mb of ram
windows 95 32 mb of ram
windows 2000 128 mb
and windows xp 256 (I also know nothing works on 256 in windows xp)

so why you think ram is increasing with every new windows ?
its because lots of stuff is running in background..
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And Windows Vista requires 512 MB !!!

 

[dxer]

Who is rock? Or whose rock?

 

[Suraj]

Originally posted by b0bee@Sep 19 2005, 08:27 PM
Oh if you'r definition of living on broadband is firewalls only

then the best firewall is hardware firewall
and its built right in the modem which bsnl has provided
once you set the firewall right iin the modem
no software firewall can match it ...
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well....hardware firewall is good only for protection from incoming thingy...

u need a software firewall for all those useless stuff you throw at the net.

well.....not all require software firewalls...

But some do.....who know nuthin abt how to protect their pc's and others.

 

[pupudada]

Originally posted by b0bee@Sep 19 2005, 08:27 PM
Oh if you'r definition of living on broadband is firewalls only

then the best firewall is hardware firewall
and its built right in the modem which bsnl has provided
once you set the firewall right iin the modem
no software firewall can match it ...
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Out of the 16 softwares listed only 3 are firewalls... so that is not my definition, but your way of looking at the same. And one more thing, many people have been looking for solutions on how to do portforwarding in their router/modem.. it would be really Godsend to them if you could do a write-up for them. Thanks in advance for the same.

P.S.: I too would be one of the benificiaries of your post. I have a `UT-300R-2 router/modem