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Deploying Windows Firewall Settings for Microsoft Windows XP

Daniel Fleshbourne   on 21 September 2004 - 11:04 · 1 comment & 792 views

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File Name: WF_XPSP2.doc - Download Size: 943 KB - Date Published: 9/20/2004 - Version: 2.5

Overview
Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) includes the Windows Firewall, a replacement for the Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) in previous versions of Windows XP. Windows Firewall is a stateful host-based firewall that discards unsolicited incoming traffic, providing a level of protection for computers against malicious users or programs. To provide better protection for computers connected to any kind of network (such as the Internet, a home network, or an organization network), Windows XP SP2 enables Windows Firewall on all network connections by default. This new behavior can impair some types of communications. This article describes how to deploy the appropriate configuration settings for Windows Firewall on an organization network so that it is enabled and providing protection, and so that communications are not impaired.

Download: Deploying Windows Firewall Settings for Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2
View: Manually Configuring Windows Firewall in Windows XP Service Pack 2


System Requirements
Supported Operating Systems: Windows XP

5 MB of free disk space
Windows XP Service Pack 2
Note: The Windows XP Service Pack 2 Support Tools are not supported on 64-bit platforms.


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#1 Krome on 21 Sep 2004 - 18:14
I thought this posted once before like a few weeks or a month ago...

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