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Technical Help & Discussion => Broadband, Networking, PC Security, Internet & ISPs => Topic started by: Simon on August 29, 2004, 09:17

Title: Windows SP2 Firewall
Post by: Simon on August 29, 2004, 09:17

Right, now I have SP2, the first thing I did was to switch off the Firewall, as it's been said that it's still not as good as a third party Firewall - but why?  What's wrong wrong with it?

Title: Re:Windows SP2 Firewall
Post by: Adept on August 29, 2004, 10:09

Quote from: Simon on August 29, 2004, 09:17

What's wrong wrong with it?

It's made by Microsoft ::)

http://comment.zdnet.co.uk/other/0,39020682,39163267,00.htm

http://www.tech-recipes.com/windows_tips561.html

http://www.tech-recipes.com/windows_tips561.html

etc. etc.

Title: Re:Windows SP2 Firewall
Post by: Simon on August 29, 2004, 11:26

So it still[/b] doesn't monitor outgoing traffic!  I thought that was the main issue with the old Windows Firewall, and this new one was suppose to fix it!  Oh well, at least we know we can still rely on M$ to cock things up!

Title: Re:Windows SP2 Firewall
Post by: Tony on August 29, 2004, 16:07

Well like it says on the tin, best to have only one firewall running, so I'm sticking with what I know works ZoneAlarm.

As you can gather today I have downloaded and installed SP2 and so far  every things seems to be working fi....................................