WIN XP Firewall

[John P]

IS FIREWALL that is built in WIN XP any good? I know the
firewall program only protects the computer
from "nogoods" from entering the computer and not from
programs leaving the computer. Can this firewall program
be trusted? Thakx, JP

[JC Carter]

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi John,

It's "ok" as far as firewalls go and can be reasonably trusted to block
unwanted incoming traffic. For a more configurable one, try Zone Alarm or
Kerio (both have a free for personal use version):

www.kerio.com
www.zonealarm.com

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone -
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"John P" > wrote in message
...
> IS FIREWALL that is built in WIN XP any good? I know the
> firewall program only protects the computer
> from "nogoods" from entering the computer and not from
> programs leaving the computer. Can this firewall program
> be trusted? Thakx, JP

[Bryan Peabody]

Xref: kermit microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics:103832

I'd recommend zone alarm or better yet a NAT router. Linksys makes a
good one for under $100. I've been using it for quite a while.

Bryan

On Fri, 2 May 2003 00:39:09 -0700, "John P"
> wrote:

>IS FIREWALL that is built in WIN XP any good? I know the
>firewall program only protects the computer
>from "nogoods" from entering the computer and not from
>programs leaving the computer. Can this firewall program
>be trusted? Thakx, JP

[Ken Blake]

In , John P wrote:

> IS FIREWALL that is built in WIN XP any good? I know the
> firewall program only protects the computer
> from "nogoods" from entering the computer and not from
> programs leaving the computer. Can this firewall program
> be trusted? Thakx, JP


Yes, it can be trusted. It's OK, but there are better ones
available. You've identified its major weakness. Why not use a
freeware product like ZoneAlarm instead?

--
Ken Blake
Please reply to the newsgroup

[CWatters]

While on this subject...

Does the WinXP firewall work with Netmeeting and similar video conf apps? or
does the NAT cause problems?

"John P" > wrote in message
...
> IS FIREWALL that is built in WIN XP any good? I know the
> firewall program only protects the computer
> from "nogoods" from entering the computer and not from
> programs leaving the computer. Can this firewall program
> be trusted? Thakx, JP

[Alex Nichol]

John P wrote:

>IS FIREWALL that is built in WIN XP any good? I know the
>firewall program only protects the computer
>from "nogoods" from entering the computer and not from
>programs leaving the computer.

It does that job well. It is a little more tricky than some if you want
to allow certain specific accesses. For example, if you want to send
files through Windows Messaging, you have to allow access to that on
specific ports - the inbuilt firewall would only open the ports (to
anything) , not also identify the need with Messenger


--
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows - File Systems)
Bournemouth, U.K.

[Brian Tillman]

>I'd recommend zone alarm or better yet a NAT router. Linksys makes a
>good one for under $100.

The government is trying to outlaw NAT right now. They're trying to outlaw
any method of disgusing your IP address.
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3290 Patterson Ave. SE, MS 1B3 Replace "at" with "@", "dot" with "."
Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991
This opinion doesn't represent that of my company

[Saverio Mercurio]

Where did you read about this? I'd be curious to read about it. Technically,
NAT isn't really disguising your IP address, since it's merely translating
an internal, non-routable IP address to an external, routable IP address.
It's a basic (and quite necessary) function of firewalls and corporate
networks. (I know you probably already know that - I was just making a
point.)

--
Saverio Mercurio

NOTE: My email address has been purposefully altered to thwart mailing list
harvesters.


"Brian Tillman" > wrote in message
...
> >I'd recommend zone alarm or better yet a NAT router. Linksys makes a
> >good one for under $100.
>
> The government is trying to outlaw NAT right now. They're trying to
outlaw
> any method of disgusing your IP address.
> --
> Brian Tillman Internet: Brian.Tillman at smiths-aerospace dot com
> Smiths Aerospace Addresses modified to prevent SPAM.
> 3290 Patterson Ave. SE, MS 1B3 Replace "at" with "@", "dot" with "."
> Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991
> This opinion doesn't represent that of my company
>

[Rick Merrill]

Saverio Mercurio wrote:
> Where did you read about this? I'd be curious to read about it. Technically,
> NAT isn't really disguising your IP address, since it's merely translating
> an internal, non-routable IP address to an external, routable IP address.
> It's a basic (and quite necessary) function of firewalls and corporate
> networks. (I know you probably already know that - I was just making a
> point.)
>

The wording of some music industry proposed laws would also outlaw VPN
usage! NAT could be viewed as "concealing" your internal IP (and
hence identity of the music swiping person) from the external
internet. It is just taking time to teach legislators the folly of
the wording. - RM

[robert williams]

NO! it's just a very basic firewall which wont stop much at all.


"John P" > wrote in message
...
> IS FIREWALL that is built in WIN XP any good? I know the
> firewall program only protects the computer
> from "nogoods" from entering the computer and not from
> programs leaving the computer. Can this firewall program
> be trusted? Thakx, JP

[Kenny]

Get the free version of ZA from:
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/zap_za_grid.jsp;jsessionid=24i
cD2CPEaJnpan6SmDU2NzqGryeKgngqx31AdODweIGaSavhKCV!-405898955!-1062696903!755
1!7552!-1728660188!-1062696905!7551!7552?lid=home_za

--

Kenny
"robert williams" > wrote in message
...
> NO! it's just a very basic firewall which wont stop much at all.
>
>
> "John P" > wrote in message
> ...
> > IS FIREWALL that is built in WIN XP any good? I know the
> > firewall program only protects the computer
> > from "nogoods" from entering the computer and not from
> > programs leaving the computer. Can this firewall program
> > be trusted? Thakx, JP
>
>

[Kenny]

Watch the word wrap in that link!

--

Kenny
"Kenny" > wrote in message
...
> Get the free version of ZA from:
>
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/zap_za_grid.jsp;jsessionid=24i
>
cD2CPEaJnpan6SmDU2NzqGryeKgngqx31AdODweIGaSavhKCV!-405898955!-1062696903!755
> 1!7552!-1728660188!-1062696905!7551!7552?lid=home_za
>
> --
>
> Kenny
> "robert williams" > wrote in message
> ...
> > NO! it's just a very basic firewall which wont stop much at all.
> >
> >
> > "John P" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > IS FIREWALL that is built in WIN XP any good? I know the
> > > firewall program only protects the computer
> > > from "nogoods" from entering the computer and not from
> > > programs leaving the computer. Can this firewall program
> > > be trusted? Thakx, JP
> >
> >
>
>

[Brian Tillman]

>here did you read about this?

It's a Michigan thing. Here's aDetroit Free Press article:

http://www.freep.com/money/tech/mwend25_20030425.htm
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3290 Patterson Ave. SE, MS 1B3 Replace "at" with "@", "dot" with "."
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