Re: Internet Connect Firewall on LAN ?
From: Bruce Chambers (bruce_a_chambers_at_h0tmail.com)
Date: 08/10/04
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Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 21:47:23 -0600
Greetings --
WinXP SP1's built-in ICF is not designed to be used on internal LAN
connections. The _only_ connection on which you should have ICF
enabled is the direct connection to the Internet.
Internet Firewalls Can Prevent Browsing and File Sharing
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;298804
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. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. - RAH "David" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:31ca01c47e89$a9be8030$a501280a@phx.gbl... > Hi, > > I'm on a LAN which already has a firewall, which makes it > unnecessary to enable the ICF function. But I was just > wondering if I enable, would it stop hackings from my own > LAN? > > Thanx!
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