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

Sorry Bruce, I can't see how a fire wall with free access to any and all
outgoing traffic meets the needs of any home consumers.
Thanks for the link to Sphinx's Vista Firewall Control, I'll have a look at
it and see if it can help me to configure a workable outgoing regieme.

"Bruce Chambers" wrote:

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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