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Old January 11th 05, 10:19 AM
Mehrad.K
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Default XP SP2 Firewall Configuration

Windows XP Service Pack 2 Firewall dos'nt block any programs for access to
the internet !

How to solve this problem?
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Old January 11th 05, 02:04 PM
Dusko Savatovic
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Default XP SP2 Firewall Configuration

WinXP SP2 Firewall blocks incoming traffic only.
If you wish to block outgoing traffic, you should obtain another firewall
e.g. Zone Alarm.

Dusko Savatovic


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Windows XP Service Pack 2 Firewall dos'nt block any programs for access to
the internet !

How to solve this problem?



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Old January 12th 05, 03:39 AM
Bruce Chambers
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Default XP SP2 Firewall Configuration

Mehrad.K wrote:
Windows XP Service Pack 2 Firewall dos'nt block any programs for access to
the internet !

How to solve this problem?



It's no a "problem." WinXP's built-in firewall isn't intended to block
outgoing traffic.

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