Do I need the Sp2 Windows Firewall Or Not

Duzmor · Post by **Duzmor** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 9:08 pm

I have a Linksys NAT Router and I found this about the Sp2 Firewall !!!
http://ask-leo.com/so_do_i_need_sp2s_wi ... r_not.html

Do you all Agree with Leo ????

Duz

Norm · Post by **Norm** » Mon Sep 27, 2004 9:22 pm

Duzmor wrote:I have a Linksys NAT Router and I found this about the Sp2 Firewall !!!
http://ask-leo.com/so_do_i_need_sp2s_wi ... r_not.html

Do you all Agree with Leo ????

Duz

Basically, yes!

If you have a router, the windows XP SP2 firewall is redundant (nothing will ever get past your router to hit the XP firewall)

Routers and the XP firewall do not stop outbound traffic though, so if you get infected with a trojan that wants out, it will get out. To stop it, and to get a warning that there is an application trying to get out, you need either a very expensive router, or a good software firewall. (Sygate, ZoneAlarm, Tiny, Outpost) or something similar.

Rivas · Post by **Rivas** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 12:16 am

im using Zonealarm + Router so i dont need SP2 firewall

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 6:53 am

Duzmor wrote: Do you all Agree with Leo ????

Yes. NAT router period, for me.

The Dude · Post by **The Dude** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 7:39 am

YeOldeStonecat wrote:Yes. NAT router period, for me.

Same here.

Evilone · Post by **Evilone** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 2:01 pm

I got this Linksys Broadband Firewall Router BEFSX41 Does it have NAT?

Grimson · Post by **Grimson** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 2:12 pm

The Dude wrote:Same here.

ditto.

The Dude · Post by **The Dude** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 2:13 pm

As far as I know all routers have NAT. That's there basic function, network address translation.

ScottE · Post by **ScottE** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 3:01 pm

Evilone wrote:I got this Linksys Broadband Firewall Router BEFSX41 Does it have NAT?

Yes

golfnintendoboy · Post by **golfnintendoboy** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 3:52 pm

i have a linksys router, should i keep my norton software firewall or uninstall it?

AMPLIFRIER · Post by **AMPLIFRIER** » Tue Sep 28, 2004 5:34 pm

golfnintendoboy wrote:i have a linksys router, should i keep my norton software firewall or uninstall it?

id uninstall norton just for the fact that it's norton.....constantly misses things

i use router and a software firewall...(not the windows firewall, i disabled the windows firewall) the windows firewall ....as stated by NORM...it doesnt catch outboud traffic like other software firewalls do.

id recommend panda's platinum 7.0

firewall/antivirus/spyware sweeper and other things.

ultimately you have to decide what risks your willing to take

AMP

FunK · Post by **FunK** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 3:53 am

I wouldn't run the SP2 firewall at all.

Has anyone tested this thing? Does it by default allow connections to Microsoft specific processes (like their remote assistance / remote desktop).

You would think that if MS is gonna log in and help the normal gramma on her box, they wouldn't want to walk her through disabling her firewall..

If it really doesn't block / notify of outbound connections and you have a router, it's pretty much useless anyway.

I'd be interested to see how this thing stands up to a port scan all by itself and also to see if the PC would still allow connections for remote admin.. I'm guessing it wouldn't but heck you never know...

FunK · Post by **FunK** » Wed Sep 29, 2004 4:21 am

Actually it looks like this might be worth something some day. Seems to have some good features but it also has bad ones.. I still wouldn't be running it at this time. Notice the part about File Sharing and UPnP being allowed as long as the computer connecting is on the same subnet... ooops..

The article seems to imply that they didn't wan to lock down the system too hard as that would cause stuff to not work... duh..

Nice that it's stateful and can have rules for domains, etc.
We've had 10 versions of Windows Media Player and one practical firewall, released in the second service pack of WinXP. Should be interesting the months ahead..

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1413404,00.asp

purecomedy · Post by **purecomedy** » Sun Oct 03, 2004 9:20 pm

AMPLIFRIER wrote:id uninstall norton just for the fact that it's norton.....constantly misses things

Odd, I find Norton has always been stable on my system. The one I have constant problems with is McAfee.