Re: Blaster Worm/Unfirewalled Setup

Enable the built in Windows Firewall before you connect to the internet.
That will be adequate to protect your computer until you download your
software and get your updates.I would never connect any computer to the
internet without firewall protection. You can always disable Windows
Firewall later if you want to use a different host firewall but I would do
that when disconnected from the internet. Otherwise download your software
firewall and antivirus software ahead of time so that it can be installed
and configured before you connect to the internet. The Security
Configuration Wizard can also help you lockdown your server based on role
and needs. --- Steve

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/security/configwiz/default.mspx
--- Windows Security Configuration Wizard.


"msnews.microsoft.com" <nospamplease@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%233a8SG%23CGHA.3064@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> I'm setting up a standard means of setting up a testing Windows Server
> 2003
> server on the open internet (as opposed to behind our corporate firewall).
>
> Questions:
>
> 1.
> Assuming I leave the thing unplugged while installing the OS plus SP1, am
> I
> safe enough to plug in and immediately get AV/firewall software pushed to
> me?
>
> 2.
> I was warned to install a Blaster worm patch (KB824146) before plugging
> into
> the internet. Was that fixed in SP1 so that I don't need to apply the
> blaster patch separately if installing SP1?
>
> 3.
> Are there any updates (other than SP1) that I want to download for
> installation/update prior to plugging the server into the net?
>
> Thanks in Advance!
> -billb
>
>


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