While doing some research the other day on firewalls, I came across (naturally) Wikipedia’s page on firewall comparisons. This page was actually exactly what I was looking for as it lays out some popular ‘personal’ and commercial options side by side. Outside what I was looking for, you can see the Windows firewall actually compares quite...

In addition to hardware based firewalls (like routers) there are also software based firewalls. These typically come in the form of an anti-virus software package with a firewall built in. Software based firewalls, while good, are susceptible to some issues. They may: [hidepost=1]Inadvertently block access to web sites, such as for online banking. Cause file...