Re: Windows XP firewall v Norton Personal Firewall 2003?

From: Joseph V. Morris (jvmorris@erols.com)
Date: 11/29/02 

From: "Joseph V. Morris" <jvmorris@erols.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2002 10:14:34 -0500

I agree with Andrew; the Win XP built-in firewall (ICF) is very basic; NPF
is far more advanced and sophisticated with considerable additional
functionality. Although it defaults to running in a fairly simple-minded
fashion, it's far more tunable than ICF certainly.

Another consideration (but I'm not sure if it's relevant). If you've got
a 'pre-packaged version of NPF (maybe as part of the system upgrade),
that's usually a limited-time offer (2 weeks, 30 days, 60 days), so you
might want to take a look at it before it expires. Just so you've got a
chance to understand what it does or doesn't do and how you like it. 

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"Chas_G" <chas8@_DELETE_elmstead.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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| I have recently had my system upgraded from Windows 98 to Windows XP
Home which
| has its own firewall.  I also have Norton PF 2003 on the computer. The
| technician has left it to me which firewall to use.  I wonder if anyone
with
| knowledge could please tell me which they consider the better program -
XP or
| Norton, or are they about the same?

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