TermiNET

For the price, TermiNET certainly looks good value and is a lot easier to use than Sphinx, so is more suitable for the average home user. Using rules and different user profiles to control access on an individual basis will appeal to many homes, but the lack of decent help won't make this a simple task. Danu did advise me that the next version will come with improved documentation and Wizard-based help for the majority of tasks. Even so, TermiNET will have to go some way before it challenges BlackICE Defender, as this offers far more features plus sophisticated back-tracking facilities, and is one of the most intuitive and helpful personal firewall products currently on the market.

Author: Dave Mitchell