http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q323009&GSSNB=1

I can't believe they have that thing running in user space. It should be down at the kernel level.

I agree, but that would make sense, and we are talking

Microsoft here.

Could you imagine if Microsoft had gotten their act together how much
more successful they would be.

Microsoft is a perfect example of a company succeeding despite themselves.




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Microsoft is amazing.. surviving thru so much. They are a big advertising force that pushes a product which doesn't meet the marketed promises.

OMG

One can't let that slide by. True, MS does charge an exborbitant price to ugprade MS systems annually.

Yea XP's so called firewall is hardly more than a intrustion detection program. I would not trust it by it's self for nothing.

"another reason not to"? List "a" reason to use it.

You Use that ICF for these reason....


Windows ICF: Can't Live With it, Can't Live Without it
by David Wong
last updated August 22, 2002

http://online.securityfocus.com/infocus/1620
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How to Manually Open Ports in Internet Connection Firewall in Windows XP (Q308127)
SUMMARY
This article contains the steps to manually open ports in Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) in Windows XP.

MORE INFORMATION
Programs may potentially require ports to be manually opened so that they function properly when ICF is in use either on the local computer or on the gateway computer. You may have to use this procedure if there is a service that is running on a computer that has ICF enabled that you want to make available to users on the Internet.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q308127

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Programs Require Manual Port Configurations with Internet Connection Firewall (Q307554)
This article lists some programs that require you to manually open ports so that the programs can work correctly. To work correctly, some programs need to have specific ports open so that traffic can pass through the Internet Connection Firewall.


http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q307554

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Also read the info at the link below.

Enable Internet Connection Firewall

The Internet Connection Firewall is useful when you want to protect a dial-up connection when dialing directly into an Internet service provider (ISP), or to protect a LAN connection that is connected to an asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) or cable modem. You can also enable the Internet Connection Firewall feature on the Internet connection of an ICS host computer to provide protection to the ICS host computer.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q283673