which is a good small firewall for win xp pre sp2 ? - alternative to ICF?

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which is a good small firewall for win xp pre sp2 ? - alternative to ICF? jameshanley39@yahoo.co.uk 10-24-2007
Posted by jameshanley39@yahoo.co.uk on October 24, 2007, 8:07 pm
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I have a comp with an early win xp , it has ICF , not "the windows
firewall".

From what I can fathom, the ICF gives no option to restrict IPs of
incoming connections, like "the windows firewall" does.

Is there something like the windows firewall that I can install? I
don`t want some big thing like ZA or something with popups.

Posted by Jens Hoffmann on October 25, 2007, 2:12 am
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Hi,

jameshanley39@yahoo.co.uk schrieb:
> Is there something like the windows firewall that I can install?

Update windwos on that machine.

Cheers,
Jens

Posted by Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers on October 25, 2007, 8:25 am
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> jameshanley39@yahoo.co.uk schrieb:
>> Is there something like the windows firewall that I can install?
>
> Update windwos on that machine.

Not to mention that the Windows-Firewall wasn't introduced with SP2, but
merely set to be enabled by default. It was included (but not activated
by default) since XP RTM.

cu
59cobalt
--
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their architecture they should go back and re-architect their solution."
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Posted by jameshanley39@yahoo.co.uk on October 25, 2007, 8:40 am
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Ansgar -59cobalt- Wiechers wrote:

> > jameshanley39@yahoo.co.uk schrieb:
> >> Is there something like the windows firewall that I can install?
> >
> > Update windwos on that machine.
>
> Not to mention that the Windows-Firewall wasn't introduced with SP2,
> but merely set to be enabled by default. It was included (but not
> activated by default) since XP RTM.
>
> cu
> 59cobalt


Well, you have not even said when it was introduced.


I do not know if you are right about the windows firewall being
disabled at some stage of windows xp. Nevertheless, I do not have it on
this machine. I have the ICF (which I think was on by default)

Meaning there is no windows firewall icon in control panel. To
configure the ICF, You have to go to network connections...LAN
connection...properties


Anyhow. If anybody knows of an alternative firewall, as I described I
needed, I`d be interested.

Posted by Wolfgang Kueter on October 25, 2007, 8:47 am
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jameshanley39@yahoo.co.uk wrote:

> Anyhow. If anybody knows of an alternative firewall, as I described I
> needed, I`d be interested.

Why the heck don't you simply update your winXP to the lastest patchlevel?

Why do you want to f*ck up your system by installing 3rd party snake-oil?

Wolfgang

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