Re: Ok to let all ICMP traffic through firewall?

jameshanley39_at_yahoo.co.uk
Date: 10/10/05 

Date: 10 Oct 2005 12:07:47 -0700

Volker Birk wrote:
> jameshanley39@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
> > you could try turning the windows firewall off, see if you still have
> > problems. but that can possibly be a bit of a security hazard.
>
> Yes. Before doing this, the OP could use www.dingens.org to stop offering
> services.
>

there are side effects though. I vageuly recall running that, then at
one point, trying to start the windwos firewall - expecting the screen
to just come up, and it started loading something. It's not really
clear, for each service, what that program does to disable it. There
are side effects. Many services can be disabled with no side effects,
via adminsitrative tools.. So, what other services are there? there
can't be many.

Also, I didn't notice a restore option in that program at the time I
used it.

Say I were to manally disable the messenger service, and UPnP, and
disable file and print sharing (port 139), and what other services
are there? lsitening on 0.0.0.0 I guess there's NBTSTAT maybe(135)
but I don't know how to disable that noe. it'd be beter to turn these
off manually if possible. Or for the program to say exactly how it has
disabled the service, and what side effects there are.

There can onyl be a handful of services that cannot be easily disabled
manually. No reason for a whole program to do them and not list details
or even services running that it is disabling.

I think it's better for the user to just be educated on what services
cannot be turned off manually, and they just run a script that does
some registry hacks and warns of te side efects.

Steve gibson wonud me up with his "shoot the messenger" and his
program to disable plug and play. When thesecan be easily disabled in
windows. How many servies are left that windows runs and cannot be
disabled easily?!

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