Re: Need Norton Personal Firewall w/XP Home?

From: rdbr (rdbr_at_bellsouth.net)
Date: 02/26/04 

Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 13:11:15 -0500

Ken, thanks for your input.

Bob

"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@this.is.an.invalid.domain> wrote in message
news:u39R5AJ$DHA.2432@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> In news:AVp%b.18068$hl6.17742@bignews1.bellsouth.net,
> rdbr <rdbr@bellsouth.net> typed:
>
> > I understand XP (I have the Home version) has its own firewall.
>
>
> Yes. Both XP Professsional and Home has this feature.
>
>
> > If
> > this is correct (is it activated automatically?),
>
>
> No. From Windows Help and Support:
>
> "Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then
> double-click Network Connections.
>
> Click the Dial-up, LAN or High-Speed Internet connection that you
> want to protect, and then, under Network Tasks, click Change
> settings of this connection.
>
> On the Advanced tab, under Internet Connection Firewall, select
> the Protect my computer and network by limiting or preventing
> access to this computer from the Internet check box."
>
>
> > then is there any
> > need for the Norton program?
>
>
> Although the built-in firewall is OK, it has two important
> limitations:
>
> 1. It monitors incoming traffic only, and does nothing about
> rogue programs trying to call home.
>
> 2. It's not very configurable.
>
> For those reasons, I prefer other products on the market, such as
> the free version of ZoneAlarm. But run only one firewall, not
> two. Running both adds no extra protection, wastes resources, and
> subjects you to the risk of conflict between them.
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>

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