how I do know if I have firewall

[betty]

I hear that with window xp I should have the firewall too,
but I do not know how to check if it is in my
computer.Thanks.

 

[Ken Blake]

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I hear that with window xp I should have the firewall too,
but I do not know how to check if it is in my
computer.Thanks.

It's a standard component of Windows XP, so you have it.

If you want to find out if it's *running*, go to Start | Settings
| Control Panel | Network Connections. Click your connection,
click Properties, and go to the Advanced tab. Look at the check
box for Internet Connection Firewall to see if it's running.

 

[Guest]

Right click on My Network Places - choose Properties -
right click on your current connection - choose
Properties - choose Advanced - check turn on Firewall if
it already hasn't been checked.

 

[Hilary Karp]

Betty, there are better free firewalls available. You should use one of
them. Here are three otpions:

Sygate Personal Firewall
http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf_standard.htm

Zone Alarm
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp?lid=staticcomp_za

Kerio Personal Firewall
http://www.kerio.com/kpf_download.html

 

[Alex Nichol]

I hear that with window xp I should have the firewall too,
but I do not know how to check if it is in my
computer.

Go to Control Panel - Network connections.

R-click on the icon for the connection you use for the Internet, take
properties. On the Advanced page, check the box to 'Protect My
Computer' to put the firewall into action