Internet Connect Firewall on LAN ?

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David

Hi,

I'm on a LAN which already has a firewall, which makes it
unnecessary to enable the ICF function. But I was just
wondering if I enable, would it stop hackings from my own
LAN?

Thanx!
 
Greetings --

WinXP SP1's built-in ICF is not designed to be used on internal LAN
connections. The _only_ connection on which you should have ICF
enabled is the direct connection to the Internet.

Internet Firewalls Can Prevent Browsing and File Sharing
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;298804


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