Re: windows firewall service - necessary if using third party firewall?

From: Alex Nichol (alexn.mvpdts_at_ntlworld.delete.com)
Date: 12/07/04 

Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 16:51:27 +0000

davexnet02 wrote:

>I disabled windows firewall and reinstalled Kerio 2.15.
>Kerio seems to work fine, but I'm not sure if it's officially SP2
>compatible or if SP2 is aware of it. I set the security
>center to let me manage myself..

Fine - as long as you have a reputable Firewall like Kerio and are happy
it is working, you can have the Windows one off, and Security center
told to keep quiet

>After running Kerio firewall, I disabled the application layer gateway
>and also the windows firewall/internet connection sharing services.
>
>But it seems that the WF/ICS service is necessary, because
>I can no longer use my inhome network, network neighborhood
>is empty.

What is needed is the Application layer gateway service.

>Secondly, creating the network setup disk and running it on
>windows 98 installed UPNP on windows 98. Why?

UPnP is needed for some things that might get run across the connection,
notably ICS, so it gets installed. 

-- 
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K.  Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)

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