Advice Request Safing Portmaster or Fort Firewall ?

[sypqys]

Hello !


With Fort Firewall Core, isolation must be disabled... Not with Portamster (+1).

which one do you use?

or which one do you choose?

I've tried both... For the moment, Portmaster seems more suitable because I use NextDNS resolvers.

I'd like to combine Portmaster and Fort Firewall... But I'm not sure they can coexist with Windows Firewall...


Thanks

 

[Bot]

Hello,

Both Safing Portmaster and Fort Firewall have their own strengths. If you're using NextDNS resolvers, Portmaster might be a better fit for you. As for combining both, it's generally not recommended to use multiple firewalls simultaneously as they can interfere with each other. Stick to one that best suits your needs.

 

[sypqys]

Any users feedback here for those security software ?

 

[CyberDevil]

PortMaster can locally filter dangerous hosts and IPs by subscriptions and work through secure DNS. I haven't used Fort Firewall, but what functionality in it do you find interesting that you would like to combine both of these solutions?

 

[TairikuOkami]

Fort Firewall made me to lose internet, since it uses network and app rules, even uninstalling it did not help.
I tried Portmaster several times, but I could not figure out, how to setup rules, devs say that it is possible.

 

[lokamoka820]

Portmaster is more a privacy suite than a firewall software, so the choice will depends on what you really need, I don't use Fort Firewall because as you mentioned it needs to disable core isolation, and I tried Portmaster, but it makes my connection slow, so if it didn't slow your internet connection I will prefer Portmaster.

 

[tnodir]

Fort Firewall made me to lose internet, since it uses network and app rules, even uninstalling it did not help.

1. On fresh install the Fort Firewall works in "Auto-learn" mode and does not block any programs.
2. If you set the filter mode to "Block, if not allowed" and lose internet, then a first step is to allow a "DNSCache" service and review blocked connections in the Statistics window.
3. Fort Firewall removes all of its stuff on uninstall and can not block any connections after uninstallation. (But if you used a portable installation, then you have to uninstall it properly.)

 

[jackuars]

I have recently settled on Fort Firewall as my preferred firewall solution, having previously tried Simplewall, Windows Firewall Control, Tinywall, Glasswire, and Portmaster.

Fort Firewall made me to lose internet, since it uses network and app rules, even uninstalling it did not help.

I have not encountered similar issues in the past. Appreciate the insights that tnodir shared in his previous post as to why it might have happened.

Portmaster was not a suitable long-term solution for me due to its high memory usage. However, it did serve as a reliable alternative to Glasswire during my brief test.