Can anyone reccomend a FIREWALL that will work easily with p2p programs?

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I need a firewall that will block popups, prevent viruses and be able to work with my p2p programs easily....by that I mean...not be a major headache to install, setup or actually use. I need one that works well and provides decent protection.

I use emule, Piolet, Newsgroups, Limewire pro

Does anyone have any suggestions?

I have win xp pro for my OS

System Specs: ATX generic case with 500 watt power supply. ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe Motherboard. Western Digital 7,200 RPM 40 gig IDE Hard Drive.(FAT 32- file system) AMD Athlon XP 2600 processor.(standard fan and heatsink-Thoroughbred Core-standard speed-NO OVERCLOCK) 1 gig of Samsung DDRAM(PC 2700- 333 mhz....2-512mb sticks running in dual channel mode).Ati Radeon 8x XT 1200 (8x is enabled on motherboard). Soundblaster Audigy 2 sound card. Motorola sb 5100 cable modem (Insight Communications-Cable Connection) BenQ 12x DVD- RECORDER.(records -R/-RW or +R/+RW and CD-R formats-4x-24x-4x) Lite on 52x32x52 CD Burner. Zip 100 internal drive and a generic 3.5 floppy drive. Windows XP Professional Operating System. HP Deskjet 3520 inkjet printer and a KDS X Flat 17 inch CRT monitor.


I have heard that norton corporate anti virus or Zone Alarm is good...any others?

 

Forget firewalls when it comes to P2P. Most P2P software overrides the firewall settings and forces incoming data to be allowed on its primary port. The minute you say "Download", no firewall in the world will protect you if it's harmful, that's the antivirus's job.