Re: Stoping outgoing access

From: Roger Abell [MVP] (mvpNoSpam_at_asu.edu)
Date: 09/14/05 

Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 07:51:09 -0700

"Anders Eriksson" <andis59@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:o6jg2rsbf0cz$.dlg@morateknikutveckling.se...
> Hello!
>
> I'm on a private network behind a firewall. On this network everyone is
> allowed to access each others computers/disks
>
> I'm a bit concerned about getting some virus that accesses the internet
> from my computer and I would like to have a firewall that only controls
> outgoing access
>
> Is there such a creature?
>
> // Anders
>

Pretty much any firewall device will allow you to configure just
what can come in, and just what can go out (XP's builtin firewall
being one noteable exception).
You can also set IPsec policies on the machine(s) that state
what is allowed to go from the machine(s)

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