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Is it okay to enable firewall in XP AFTER it has been
connected to the internet? The instructions say to do it
before connected.
 
BDunn said:
Is it okay to enable firewall in XP AFTER it has been
connected to the internet? The instructions say to do it
before connected.
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Enable it.
Worst case, you'll lose connection for 10 seconds. From that point on, it
should be enabled. Period.
 
-----Original Message-----
Is it okay to enable firewall in XP AFTER it has been
connected to the internet? The instructions say to do it
before connected.
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yes its ok enable it and keep it enabled
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Greetings --

If you connect the PC to the Internet without having first
installed the KB824146 Hotfix, without having first installed an
antivirus application with current virus definition files, and before
enabling a firewall, you're very likely to get infected from any of
the thousands of PCs on the Internet that are constantly broadcasting
the Blaster and/or Welchia worms.


Bruce Chambers

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