Re: What is the trick to get Windows XP firewall to stay on (after a reboot)?

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From: Robert Moir (robspamtrap+msnews_at_gmail.com)
Date: 01/03/05 

Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2005 20:26:07 -0000

Triffid wrote:

> I am fully aware the Windows Firewall only *claims* to do inbound
> blocking, but it doesn't even do that.
>
> In the active mode FTP example I gave, on a fully patched system
> (including the dial-up patch KB886185) running default rules, Windows
> Firewall pops up and *claims* to have blocked the *inbound* data
> connection (TCP/20) from the FTP server, but clearly it has not since
> the client receives the data.
>
> This misleading behavior occurs regardless of whether the FTP server
> is on the local subnet or elsewhere.

It blocks unsolicited inbound connections, as its designed to. Your failiure
to understand how it works is your problem, not Microsoft's or any of the
people here. 

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