Re: Firewall and bridge.sys

From: Iceman (ismand_57_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/07/05


Date: Wed, 07 Sep 2005 20:03:39 +0000

On 7 Sep 2005 14:17:05 +0200, Volker Birk wrote in message
<431eda41@news.uni-ulm.de>:

>mrjx <mrjx@-toglierenospam-inwind.it> wrote:
>> My firewall (Sygate) notice me that MAC Bridge Driver (bridge.sys) is tring
>> to connect to internet.
>> I have to allow it or block it?
>
>Better forget Sygate and use the Windows-Firewall.

That wasn't his question.

Isn't it a good rule of the thumb to block everything you don't use?
That includes most system files.



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