Windows Firewall's high water mark is probably its ability to be turned on when mobile PCs are the most vulnerable, out of the office, passing from one hotspot to the next. The "Don't Allow Exceptions" check box adds extra protection for the road or home environments. (Information Week)
1 posted on
07/05/2004 2:53:13 PM PDT by
demlosers
To: demlosers
2 posted on
07/05/2004 3:02:43 PM PDT by
Robert_Paulson2
(the madridification of our election is now officially underway.)
To: demlosers
I can't wait for all those firewall savvy consumers to install SP2. That will fix the Internet. No more adware, spyware, malware.
3 posted on
07/05/2004 3:09:18 PM PDT by
Glenn
(The two keys to character: 1) Learn how to keep a secret. 2) ...)
To: demlosers; Bush2000; Golden Eagle; TechJunkYard; rdb3
4 posted on
07/05/2004 3:13:37 PM PDT by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: demlosers
To: demlosers
I plan to download this and put it on a CDROM to mail to my sister, who will likely not be able to download it on her NetZero dial-up account.
6 posted on
07/05/2004 3:19:05 PM PDT by
TechJunkYard
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
To: demlosers
So far the word I've heard on RC2 has been good. But I still hesitate to install a beta operating system. I think I'll wait a month or so and see if RC2 is made official, perhaps with a few tweaks. This is a nice evaluation article. I agree that it makes sense to install SP2 as soon as it is finalized.
8 posted on
07/05/2004 4:08:40 PM PDT by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: demlosers
I doubt if I'll be installing SP2 when it comes out. My home network is secure as it is (hardware/software firewalls, Opera and Mozilla browsers, etc.).
Also, before my most recent reformat, I had installed SP1 for XP, and had a marked decrease in performance. I didn't repeat the mistake with my latest setup.
9 posted on
07/05/2004 4:33:51 PM PDT by
FierceDraka
("Party Before Country" - The New Motto of the Democratic Party)
To: All
I have a question.
I've got XP, but I've never installed SP1. I have, however, installed all the Windows updates. I assume I'll have to install SP1 before I install SP2. The questions is -- do I have to reinstall all the Windows updates after I install SP1?
12 posted on
07/05/2004 5:56:03 PM PDT by
BlessedBeGod
('I went to Vietnam, yada yada yada, I want to be President...")
To: LibreOuMort
"For my money, either ZoneAlarm 4.5 or 5.0 Pro or Symantec's Personal Firewall 2004 would be better bets for protecting road warriors out in the wild" ping
15 posted on
07/05/2004 9:11:04 PM PDT by
sionnsar
(Azadi baraye Iran ||| Resource for Traditional Anglicans: trad-anglican.faithweb.com)
To: demlosers
Installing SP2 on my main computer effectively wiped out my home network (2 desktops, 3 laptops and a wireless media center) until I disabled the new Windows Firewall. If you have a wireless base (I use a Netgear G unit), you will have problems with the firewall. Contacting Netgear, they told me that the base has a built-in firewall. I'm also using WEP encryption, so I turned the Windows Firewall off and everything came back on line as before. Problem solved.
20 posted on
10/03/2004 1:47:58 PM PDT by
bootyist-monk
(<--------------------- Republican Attack Machine)
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