Re: Firewall settings?
From: Bob Harris (rharris270_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 03/28/04
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Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 00:17:17 -0500
You might prefer the free version of the Zone Alarm firewall. It was fairly
easy to configure, except for Norton Updates and Windows Updates, which
required a little thinking and reading the associated user forums. I tested
my PC at a free site called shields up. Before ZA, the PC was mostly
closed, a few ports open, but very visible. After ZA, I was in what they
call stealth mode, meaning that if I had not contacted them to run a test
for me, they would have not found me.
"Susan" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1005c01c41470$46843a60$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> I have Windows XP Pro and am dial-up user. I tried to
> turn on the firewall by using the Network Wizard. For
> dial-up the details now show Disconnected, Shared,
> Firewalled. However, when I test the firewall using the
> HackerWatch.org/probe, I have many ports that are Closed
> but Unsecure, and Open and Unsecure. How can I fix this?
> Is the XP firewall adequate for home user?
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