Re: Firewall
From: Kay Hangman (renegade_at_accesswave_dot_ca_antispam)
Date: 03/07/04
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Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2004 16:30:26 -0400
WindowXP comes with it's own Internet Connection Firewall (ICF). I'm unsure
what it was that was "downloaded from MS", since, as I mentioned, ICF comes
with the OS, but I would agree that it is generally better for folks to go
out and get themselves a proper firewall, even a free one like ZoneAlarm.
As for the original poster, if you just downloaded a file from MS, you
probably need to install it first before you can do anything with it. Here
is the full text of the help file on the ICF:
To enable or disable Internet Connection Firewall
Open 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 one of the
following:
To enable Internet Connection Firewall (ICF), select the Protect my computer
and network by limiting or preventing access to this computer from the
Internet check box.
To disable Internet Connection Firewall, clear the Protect my computer and
network by limiting or preventing access to this computer from the Internet
check box.
Notes
To open Network Connections, click Start, click Control Panel, click Network
and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections.
You must be logged on as a computer administrator to complete this
procedure.
If you clear the Protect my computer and network by limiting or preventing
access to this computer from the Internet check box, the firewall on your
computer is disabled, and your network is vulnerable to intrusions.
You should not enable Internet Connection Firewall on virtual private
networking (VPN) connections or on client computers because ICF will
interfere with file and printer sharing.
ICF cannot be enabled on the private connections of the Internet Connection
Sharing host computer.
Internet Connection Sharing, Internet Connection Firewall, Discovery and
Control, and Network Bridge are not available on Windows XP 64-Bit Edition.
"phil" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5b3101c4047e$f77cd400$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> microsoft has a firewall?!?!?!?!? if you get hacked try
> this one zonelabs.com (zonealarm).its free. unless its
> something on their critical updates cd microsoft are giving
> away free.
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I downloaded a Firewall from Microsoft. Is there
> >anything else I need to do to activate it?
> >.
> >
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