Strange SP2 firewall behavior

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From: Julian Hsiao (usenet-dummy_at_nyanisore.net)
Date: 08/10/04 

Date: 10 Aug 2004 03:06:23 -0700

There are a few strange behaviors with SP2's firewall. First, the
firewall applies to all network interfaces; the per-interface setting
appears to be ignored. Second, it tries to block nonexistent inbound
connection. My computer is behind a hardware firewall that blocks all
inbound connections, so SP2's firewall should not see any. Even if I
unplug my Ethernet cable, SP2 still warns about phantom inbound
connections when I try running certain software.

What is going on here?

Julian Hsiao
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