SP2 Firewall and NPF2004

[Rob]

Hi,

Just installed SP2 on my PC and was wondering whether I can now get rid of
NPF2004 and just use SP2,s Firewall. Will these two run side by side without
any problems or will they clash? TIA

Rob

 

[Alias]

MS' firewall only protects coming in, not going out. You decide.

Alias

 

[Rob]

Hmmm, I've read that Windows SP2 firewall also blocks programs that attempt
to make outbound connections to internet. Have I been misinformed?

Rob

 

[Alias]

Hmmm, I've read that Windows SP2 firewall also blocks programs that attempt
to make outbound connections to internet. Have I been misinformed?

Rob
Yep.

Alias

 

[Ken Blake]

In

Just installed SP2 on my PC and was wondering whether I can now
get
rid of NPF2004 and just use SP2,s Firewall. Will these two run
side
by side without any problems or will they clash? TIA

You'll find those with different points on view on this. Here's
mine: don't run two firewalls. You achieve no extra protection,
you incur the extra overhead of running two firewalls, and you
run the risk (probably small, but not zero) of conflicts between
them.

The Windows firewall monitors incoming traffic only. Almost any
third-party firewall will also monitor outbound traffic, stopping
rogue programs trying to call home, and is a better choice.

 

[Ken Blake]

In

Hmmm, I've read that Windows SP2 firewall also blocks programs
that
attempt to make outbound connections to internet. Have I been
misinformed?

Sorry, but yes, you have.

 

[Rich]

Alias, the new firewall in SP2 protects both inbound and
outbound traffic.

 

[Ken Blake]

In

Alias, the new firewall in SP2 protects both inbound and
outbound traffic.

Sorry, this is not correct. Although it's improved in other
respects, it still monitors incoming traffic only.

 

[Alias]

Alias, the new firewall in SP2 protects both inbound and
outbound traffic.

Not so but believe what you want. It's your computer.

Alias