How can I get to the SP 2 firewall?

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Laurel said:
How do I add and remove applications from the allowd and not allowed lists?
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By getting a real software firewall and disabling MS' piss poor excuse
for a firewall. MS' firewall allows ALL programs on your computer access
to the Internet and hasn't the ability to do otherwise.

Alias
 
Well, thanks for making it look like my posting has been answered, thus
reducing the chance of other replies. You'd think, if you no so much about
MS's firewall, you could at least have given me the answer.

I don't know what you're talking about (don't really want to get into a long
discussion), but just last week I was able to get my offline backup working
again by changing the settings in the firewall. So it's doing *something*.
My problem now is I just can't remember how I got to the firewall settings
to change them.
 
When I can't remember how I got somewhere or where I went to change
something(which is happening more often these days), I go to Help and
Support. If you type in "firewall" you will be shown more information about
the firewall than you ever wanted to know.
 
HELP where???? I never know how to get to plain old Windows HELP, as
contrasted with IE HELP.
 
start>settings>control panel>windows firewall

RA said:
When I can't remember how I got somewhere or where I went to change
something(which is happening more often these days), I go to Help and
Support. If you type in "firewall" you will be shown more information
about the firewall than you ever wanted to know.
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Laurel said:
How do I add and remove applications from the allowd and not allowed
lists?
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Control Panel>Windows Firewall>Exceptions tab.

There is a "Help" button (or perhaps it says something like "Learn more
about Windows Firewall) in the WF applet. Use it for more detailed
answers.

Malke
 
Laurel said:
How do I add and remove applications from the allowd
and not allowed lists?
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Hi,

Description of the Windows Firewall feature in Windows XP
Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=843090

Understanding Windows Firewall/Introduction (3 pages)
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/security/internet/sp2_wfintro.mspx

Troubleshooting Windows Firewall settings in Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=875357

A much more detailed version:
Troubleshooting Windows Firewall in Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...46-131d-4617-bf68-f0532d8db131&DisplayLang=en

The Cable Guy - February 2004
Manually Configuring Windows Firewall in Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/cableguy/cg0204.mspx

How to use the Security Alert dialog box in Windows XP Service Pack 2
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=875353


Windows XP Service Pack 2 problems/The Service Pack 2 firewall
http://www.michna.com/kb/WxSP2.htm#The_Service_Pack_2_firewall
 
Laurel said:
Well, thanks for making it look like my posting has been answered, thus
reducing the chance of other replies. You'd think, if you no <sic> so
much about MS's firewall, you could at least have given me the answer.
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Although "Alias" has been in my TWIT filter forever, he did give you the
correct answer. MS's firewall is inbound only, so as he said, it allows ALL
programs to access the Internet so essentially there's no such thing as "How
do I add and remove applications from the allowed and not allowed lists?"

His answer would have been more useful if he had pointed you to Zone Alarm
or other GOOD firewall programs that do allow REAL protection.
 
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