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I have recently upgraded to xp from win 98(se) and i have been told by a friend that xp has a firewall built into it but im not sure how to turn it on,can anyone help please.....Many Thanks....Bob
 
Hi,
I have recently upgraded to xp from win 98(se) and i have been told by a
friend that xp has a firewall built into it but im not sure how to turn it
on,can anyone help please.....Many Thanks....Bob
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Go to the properties page for your network connection then to the Advanced
tab and check the 'Protect my computer.....'.

BTW, you also need to set the line wrap on your news client to 72 or
something similar.

Regards

Bill
 
See 283673 HOW TO: Enable or Disable Internet Connection Firewall in Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=283673

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Marc Reynolds
Microsoft Technical Support

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Bob Taylor said:
Hi,
I have recently upgraded to xp from win 98(se) and i have been told by a
Click to expand...
friend that xp has a firewall built into it but im not sure how to turn it
on,can anyone help please.....Many Thanks....Bob
 
Greetings --

To enable/disable the built-in firewall, Start > Network
Connections > Right-click the connection > Properties > Advanced >
Protect my computer.....

HOW TO Enable or Disable Internet Connection Firewall in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q283673

You can test your firewall at:

Symantec Security Check
http://security.symantec.com/ssc/vr_main.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym&plfid=23&pkj=GPVHGBYNCJEIMXQKCDT

Security Scan - Sygate Online Services
http://www.sygatetech.com/


Bruce Chambers
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Greetings --

WinXP's built-in firewall is fine at stopping incoming attacks, and
hiding your ports from probes. It doesn't give you any alarms to tell
you that it is working, though. What WinXP also does not do, is
protect you from any Trojans or spyware that you might download and
install inadvertently. It doesn't monitor out-going traffic at all,
much less block (or at least ask you about) the bad or the
questionable out-going packets.

ZoneAlarm, Kerio, or Sygate are all much better than WinXP's
built-in firewall, and are much more easily configured, and there are
free versions of each readily available. Even Symantec's Norton
Personal Firewall is superior by far, although it does take a heavier
toll of system performance then do ZoneAlarm or Sygate. It's been
several years since I've been tempted to try McAfee products. Their
quality seemed to take a steep nose-dive after they were acquired by
Network Associates.

No, you shouldn't run both firewalls. Running two or more
software firewalls simultaneously is unnecessary and can sometimes
cause conflicts, possibly negating the
protection of both. In any event, having two firewalls running
simultaneously is most certainly an unnecessary drain on system
resources.


Bruce Chambers
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You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
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