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win xp firewall

26-09-2003 10:13AM

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Our man in Havana

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Is it true that win xp has a firewall as standard? If so could someone point me to its settings?

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#2 26-09-2003 12:36PM

SantaHoe

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XP Pro has one included, not too sure about XP Home, there should be an option to enable it when you right-click on a specific dialup (etc) connection and view the properties... the firewall can be enabled from the right-most tab on that page if I recall correctly - sorry I don't have XP in front of me right now
Also make sure you've got the ICS/ICF service enabled*.
(* Right-click 'My Computer'=>Manage=>Services)
Again I don't have XP infront of me so the service name there is only approximate.
XP's help system has a good bit of information on the firewall, do a search.

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#3 26-09-2003 04:35PM

Eurorunner

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SantaHoe's right on the money...its under services - listed as:

'Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) / Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)'

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