Re: firewall SP2 is good?

"Jones" <ijones@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I use Win XP Pro and I use the SP2 firewall.
> I'd like to know if I can be calm, everything will be all right?
> thanks
>
Supplement it with IPsec to stop outbound you can use the Analogx rules and
set it to block the Windows Networking ports as an example.

http://www.petri.co.il/block_ping_traffic_with_ipsec.htm
http://www.analogx.com/contents/articles/ipsec.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/813878

If the machine has a direct connetion to the Internet (no router between the
machine and the modem), then ypu need to go to the O/S and thighten to
attack.

http://labmice.techtarget.com/articles/winxpsecuritychecklist.htm

Duane :)

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