windows xp firewall question

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08 May 2003, 11:15 AM

gallagher120

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on xp theres a built in firewall, can this be used without a netowrk and broadband?? will it work with a 56k modem as a normal firewall or am i better off buying software instead?

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08 May 2003, 11:22 AM

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Yup, it's designed to work with a modem. Go into the Dial Up Connection properties and find the tick box to enable the Firewall.

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08 May 2003, 11:22 AM

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It will work, but IMHO get ZoneAlarm instead (which is free)

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08 May 2003, 11:23 AM

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cheers all i wanted to know, and can anyone help me with this???

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08 May 2003, 08:03 PM

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www.sygate.com also do a very good free firewall. Bit smaller than ZoneAlarm and faster - might be a consideration if you are not running a modern ultra quick PC.

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