Re: Why is the "Two way" feature of Vista's Firewall such a secret?

six-h wrote:
I am totally unable to find out how to enable this feature, though I'm told that it exists.
I'm running Vista Ultimate.
I've attempted to follow an article in PC Advisor (issue 165) and fell at the first hurdle!
Quote from Mag :-
>>Click the start button and in the search field, type "wf.msc".<<

I've heard tell of this "Search Field", but it does not appear when I click my start button. Using the "Search" > "For files and folders" method which is the only "search" I can find doesn't recognise the entry "wf.msc".
No where in the "Help" files can I find reference to enabling it, only some guidance which assumes that you already have it enabled.
Help!!....Please!



It's not a secret, at all.

Vista's built-in Windows Firewall is adequate for most users, but not particularly easy to configure. Vista's built-in firewall, although superior to that of WinXP, is of a rudimentary nature, intended to meet the simpler needs of most home consumers (or business/enterprise clients already ensconced behind more advanced perimeter defenses).

One 3rd-party add-on (Sphinx's Vista Firewall Control http://sphinx-soft.com/Vista/) might make the Vista Firewall a bit more useful to you, but nothing but a completely independent product will be able to provide the detailed control you want.

There are two interfaces for Vistas built-in firewall:

1) A simplified one accessed through the Control Panel that is the only one most people see.

2) And the more advanced "Windows Firewall with Advanced Security (WF.msc)," accessed via the Start Menu's Administrative Tools folder, for the experienced user who wants better control.



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