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From: mrjx on 6 Sep 2005 05:49
My firewall (Sygate) notice me that MAC Bridge Driver (bridge.sys) is tring
to connect to internet.
I have to allow it or block it?
Thanks for answering.

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From: Volker Birk on 7 Sep 2005 08:17
mrjx <mrjx@-toglierenospam-inwind.it> wrote:
> My firewall (Sygate) notice me that MAC Bridge Driver (bridge.sys) is tring
> to connect to internet.
> I have to allow it or block it?

Better forget Sygate and use the Windows-Firewall.

Yours,
VB.
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From: Iceman on 7 Sep 2005 16:03
On 7 Sep 2005 14:17:05 +0200, Volker Birk wrote in message
<431eda41(a)news.uni-ulm.de>:

>mrjx <mrjx@-toglierenospam-inwind.it> wrote:
>> My firewall (Sygate) notice me that MAC Bridge Driver (bridge.sys) is tring
>> to connect to internet.
>> I have to allow it or block it?
>
>Better forget Sygate and use the Windows-Firewall.

That wasn't his question.

Isn't it a good rule of the thumb to block everything you don't use?
That includes most system files.
From: Volker Birk on 7 Sep 2005 18:36
Iceman <ismand_57(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> On 7 Sep 2005 14:17:05 +0200, Volker Birk wrote in message
> <431eda41(a)news.uni-ulm.de>:

> >mrjx <mrjx@-toglierenospam-inwind.it> wrote:
> >> My firewall (Sygate) notice me that MAC Bridge Driver (bridge.sys) is tring
> >> to connect to internet.
> >> I have to allow it or block it?
> >Better forget Sygate and use the Windows-Firewall.
> That wasn't his question.

Yes. But it's the answer to his question.

> Isn't it a good rule of the thumb to block everything you don't use?

No. It's a result of the lack of knowledge.

Yours,
VB.
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deutschen Schlafzimmern passiert".
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From: Casey Klc on 8 Sep 2005 13:12

>
> > Isn't it a good rule of the thumb to block everything you don't use?
>
> No. It's a result of the lack of knowledge.
>
> Yours,
> VB.
>
That is nonsense. I block everything I do not use. That includes
remote/local ports on tcp/usp/icmp, in/out, unused services, and
block application access to remote ports they do not require.
When I installed Sygate, I knew nothing about firewalls. It took
me 3-yrs to learn about these computer/internet features so I
could set up a firewall properly and completely.
Casey
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