On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 4:07 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC <[email protected]> wrote: > First have to say THANKS! to the folks who recommended Spiceworks to me > for getting ahold of my hardware and software inventory here at my > office. I really like this software. And at a cost of free, it's > another "best thing since sliced bread." Even at a cost of $200, it'd > be worth it, imo. > > My question is about the Windows Firewall setting on my users' > computers: I can get very good reads on the machines on my network if > the Windows Firewall is turned off. However, what am I risking by > turning off the firewall? We've got good anti-virus software in place. -----------------------
Firewalls are needed for what anti virus fails to do. -- Stephen Russell Sr. Production Systems Programmer CIMSgts 901.246-0159 cell _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
