Opinions on Intego NetBarrier X5?

[bigwig]

I got it in the latest MacUpdate bundle and was wondering if it's really better (and why) than OSX's builtin security stuff.

 

[yellow]

that depends on your definition of better.
Does it do it's job better? Doubtful. A packet either is or isn't allowed, and it's all in the configuration of the firewall.
Is it more configurable? Probably (I haven't looked at it).

In the end, WaterRoof is a really great GUI frontend for ipfw at a fraction of the price.

 

[Jethryn Freyman]

Forget about it. WaterRoof + IPFW (free and built into OS X) are the best you can get.