during my OS scan project found at www.mrcorp.net, I found the xp firewall so far to be a good solution for home users. The only thing that I have noticed is that file sharing and netbios can become problematic if the firewall is turned on in default. However, the firewall is configurable and the problem can be remedied.
The one other point many people bring up is that it will not monitor outbound traffic. That is the traffic that leaves your machine and goes to the internet, or wherever. When I scanned the XP system with the firewall on in default state, nessus and nmap both failed to get good information. So, with that in mind, I consider it a good solution for home users. mrcorp -----Original Message----- From: raymond simon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 2:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Windows XP Firewall I have not seen any discussion of suitability of the XP "firewall" feature for home users. Any comments are welcome. It's not real configurable or robust, but sure is simple to impliment (which should be a warning, I guess ;) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games http://sports.yahoo.com ________________________________________________________________ The information contained in this message is intended only for the recipient, may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, please be aware that any dissemination or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify us by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you, Standard & Poor's
