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Windows firewall question
Tom Willett tompep...@mvps.invalid microsoft public windowsxp help_and_support Ken: I think what he was saying was: Windows firewall comes installed by default. Other than Windows Firewall you have to install a firewall on your own. No, this is a great overstatement. Note two things: 1.

windows firewall off by default
-E Well Atguard is a very good windows firewall...It's not very likely your going to get hacked while having this...I have yet to see it crash for one even if I am not around to block anything...However if, lets say, you had a trojan and the window popped up and you allowed the connection well then your going to

#@%&! But I HATE Fooling With Computers (Windows/Nero Question)
(First, I want to say that I researched a lot over the internet before post this question here, but i could not find the answer) I'm studying to take the 70-271. So, i'm having a lot of confussion with the default options blocked by windows firewall after a service pack 2 installation for troubleshooting purposes.

Windows XP firewall and RPC question
Keith nom...@hotmail.com microsoft public windows networking firewall If my organization identifies that port XXXX is vulnerable and I want to make sure that this port is blocked, what do In eed to do in Windows Firewall to do this? Do I need to do this?

Windows Firewall Question
tiktoor tikt...@mrd.de microsoft public windowsxp general Kevin wrote: Does having two firewalls running at the same time, for example Windows Firewall and Norton Internet Worm protection, cause any problems when installing software? Both of these firewalls were on at the same time when I installed Microsoft Office

Windows XP firewall and RPC question
To do this: A) Go to Control Panel B) Double Click on the "Security Center" control panel Item C) Choose "Windows Firewall" from Security Center D) "windows Firewall" will show you 2 options on the general tab. E) Choose Off options. Recommended practice is that you should not turn off the firewall.

XP SP2 interfers with Yahoo's webhosting software
When it comes to protection from hostile incoming network traffic, Windows Firewall will protect as well as any third party firewall. As for the Windows Firewall - and don't get me wrong, I have more than 20 Windows computers in my home - why would you trust XP SP2 Firewall to save you when nothing put out to

FIREWALL QUESTION
Based on all your input I think I'll stick with Windows Firewall for the moment. Just wanted to know if there was a Firewall that would be compact and would not use huge amounts of resources. For those interested, I switched from McAfee to Avast because of the huge use of resources their Internet Suite inflicted on

Windows Firewall/Group Policy question
Lesa H. itspl...@news.postalias microsoft public windows server sbs They do have SBS specific docs (in addition to training that I attended), but they don't address the Windows Firewall. In the training they recommended not using what they called "personal firewalls" but there was no specific mention of Windows

WinXP SP2 Firewall Question
steve harris steveharr...@hotmail.com alt os linux mandrake Graham wrote: In article <3C41BA92.2F302...@hotmail.com>, "steve harris" <steveharr...@hotmail.com> wrote: <snipped> I think that presenting a list of what I can do in a Unix firewall that a windows firewall cannot do would be a waste of time and would not

Firewall question
dves...@gmail.com dves...@gmail.com microsoft public windowsxp network_web On Feb 21, 7:30 pm, "Richard G. Harper" <rghar...@email.com> wrote: This is what you need to know: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/839269 Thanks, Richard, that's exactly what I needed.

HELP !! Windows Firewall Question
Lesa H. wrote: They do have SBS specific docs (in addition to training that I attended), but they don't address the Windows Firewall. In the training they recommended not using what they called "personal firewalls" but there was no specific mention of Windows Firewall. Thanks for the information on the DCOM fix,

firewall windows/linux dual boot question
You can use the Windows-Firewall for example, and it is sensible to do so, as I stated. It also needs to latch on to a program which is allowed through the firewall. Therefore if I had no PFW installed Breakout should be able to latch on to any program I have installed and have full remote access with programs I

SP2 Firewall question
Bruce Chambers bchamb...@cable0ne.n3t microsoft public windowsxp general Kevin wrote: Does having two firewalls running at the same time, for example Windows Firewall and Norton Internet Worm protection, cause any problems when installing software? Both of these firewalls were on at the same time when I installed

windows firewall quick question
This is an often-asked question and usually garners fervent (and opposite) opinions. In my view, if you run a decent third-party firewall, there is no benefit to also running the WIndows firewall. Running both just wastes CPU cycles and runs the risk of a potential conflict between the two.

Question re Windows XP firewall
In this client's case they stated an intention to migrate to Windows, this my interest in putting a Windows firewall server in place. 3. There are no issues on the Novell side. Novell products tend to use industry Always nice to ask an honest polite question in a newsgroup, and get such professional response. Stan.

SP2 firewall question
I think most people will agree that this is an accurate description of the proper function of a software firewall. Panda_man >> You description is very good. So I am left to wonder if the Microsoft programmers who designed the Windows Firewall have lost their freakin minds. While the Windows Firewall will block

P2P networking question
My problem, is that although "security center" and my "local area connection properties" dialog box say's the Win Firewall is Off, it is running in "task manager" and "msconfig" services (tab). I'm running Norton and I don't want to run Windows as well. My original question was why would security center say it's

Question re Windows XP firewall
Greetings -- The "next generation" Windows Firewall included with SP2, while vastly superior to the original ICF in terms of visibility, usability and configurability, Bruce Chambers -- Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html You can have peace.

Enabling Windows xp Firewall Question
No firewall is 100% protection, but having one one, such as the Windows Firewall, on each computer is definitly a step in the right direction. So, there is definitly a role for Bruce Sanderson MVP Printing http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders It is perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question.