Re: Firewalls, what would you use? or would recommend?
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Re: Firewalls, what would you use? or would recommend?

From: Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers <usenet-2006@planetcobalt.net>
Date: Wed Mar 22 2006 - 19:12:11 CET

benson_james@yahoo.com wrote:
> Oh **** is that why its called MICROSOFT Windows XP Professional! Oh
> crap! 10/10 there sherlock! ;-)

I figured you'd miss the point.

> Done all that can be done with services and any other daemons that are
> running, group policy. As for the the extra resources used by the
> firewall, think it will be small compared to other apps running.

You think wrong.

> Doesnt bother, so back to the purpose of my post, anyone have any
> recommendation for a firewall that will run on Windows XP 64-Bit?

If you desperately need a software firewall: stick with the Windows
Firewall.

Regards
Ansgar Wiechers.

-- 
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durch Null teilen' auf den Bildschirm zu schreiben."
--Marco Haschka in de.org.ccc
Received on Mon May 1 01:01:22 2006