About Windows XP SP2

[Fouad]

Hi there.

I read a profile about the new upcoming WindowsXP SP2,
and it said that it had a lot of new enhancements applied
to WindowsXP, especially its Firewall. Well I am
wondering if the new Windows Firewall can block outbound
connections or not?

Thanks

[David Candy]

Xref: kermit microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:1121373

5 secs in google would give you
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/sp2preview.mspx

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[CZ]

>> I read a profile about the new upcoming WindowsXP SP2,
and it said that it had a lot of new enhancements applied
to WindowsXP, especially its Firewall. Well I am
wondering if the new Windows Firewall can block outbound
connections or not?

Fouad:

From the April 2004 Word file re: SP2 Firewall:
"With the exception of some Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
messages, Windows Firewall does not drop outgoing traffic."

[Plato]

Fouad wrote:
>
> I read a profile about the new upcoming WindowsXP SP2,
> and it said that it had a lot of new enhancements applied
> to WindowsXP, especially its Firewall. Well I am
> wondering if the new Windows Firewall can block outbound
> connections or not?

You'll find out when its released in NON-BETA.


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[Plato]

CZ wrote:
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> wondering if the new Windows Firewall can block outbound
> connections or not?

No.


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[Alex Nichol]

Fouad wrote:

>I read a profile about the new upcoming WindowsXP SP2,
>and it said that it had a lot of new enhancements applied
>to WindowsXP, especially its Firewall. Well I am
>wondering if the new Windows Firewall can block outbound
>connections or not?

No it doesn't. What it can control is a program setting up to 'listen'
for incoming messages specifically for it, in addition to blocking
anything else coming in

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Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
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[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

No.

Bruce Chambers

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"Fouad" > wrote in message
...
> Hi there.
>
> I read a profile about the new upcoming WindowsXP SP2,
> and it said that it had a lot of new enhancements applied
> to WindowsXP, especially its Firewall. Well I am
> wondering if the new Windows Firewall can block outbound
> connections or not?
>
> Thanks