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[Hunibal]

I am new to VISTA
Dose it have - Firewall? - or do I need to fined one?


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[Leroy]

All editions of Windows Vista include a very robust firewall.

Explore the features: Windows Firewall
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-vista/features/firewall.aspx

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I am new to VISTA
Dose it have - Firewall?

Yes.


or do I need to fined one?

No.

 

[Hunibal]

Thanx for all the help


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Cheers _ Hunibal _

Hello Hunibal,

Yes, Vista comes with "Windows Firewall".

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/92697-windows-firewall-off.html

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/65334-windows-firewall.html

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/92748-windows-firewall-advanced-security.html


No need to find another one unless you just wanted to. If you do, then
a good choice would be a built-in hardware firewall included with a
router. You can use it with Windows Firewall for even better security.

Hope this helps,
Shawn




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[+Bob+]

All editions of Windows Vista include a very robust firewall.

Explore the features: Windows Firewall
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-vista/features/firewall.aspx

Unless you want to stop unauthorized applications from going out to
the Internet. Then it's not so robust.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Unless you want to stop unauthorized applications from going out to
the Internet. Then it's not so robust.

It is if you take a few minutes to learn how to configure it.

Vista's built-in Windows Firewall is adequate for most users, but
not particularly easy to configure. Vista's built-in firewall, although
superior to that of WinXP, is of a rudimentary nature, intended to meet
the simpler needs of most home consumers (or business/enterprise clients
already ensconced behind more advanced perimeter defenses).

One 3rd-party add-on (Sphinx's Vista Firewall Control
http://sphinx-soft.com/Vista/) might make the Vista Firewall a bit more
useful to you, but nothing but a completely independent product will be
able to provide the detailed control you want.

There are two interfaces for Vistas built-in firewall:

1) A simplified one accessed through the Control Panel that is the only
one most people see.

2) And the more advanced "Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
(WF.msc)," accessed via the Start Menu's Administrative Tools folder,
for the experienced user who wants better control.


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