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From: Rick Merrill on 1 Mar 2010 14:13
Unknown wrote:
> Why on earth would you disable Windows firewall?
> That should remain on but others turned off.

That's Not necessarily so.


From: Unknown on 1 Mar 2010 14:28
You should definitely be using a firewall. I cannot remember anyone having
update problems
caused by the Windows firewall. But, there have been many update problems
caused by non-MS
firewalls. Your choice of course.
"Rick Merrill" <Rick0.merrill(a)gmail.nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Unknown wrote:
>> Why on earth would you disable Windows firewall?
>> That should remain on but others turned off.
>
> That's Not necessarily so.
>
>


From: Dirk T. Verbeek on 1 Mar 2010 15:40
On 01-03-10 20:28, Unknown wrote:
> You should definitely be using a firewall. I cannot remember anyone having
> update problems

That's more or less describing the problem with MS firewall(s), they
don't notify you when an MS application wants access.
There should be no exemptions but MS made huge holes in their own firewall.

> caused by the Windows firewall. But, there have been many update problems
> caused by non-MS
> firewalls. Your choice of course.

It is mostly not the firewall causing the problems but applications that
need unsafe access.

> "Rick Merrill"<Rick0.merrill(a)gmail.nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:ufa4WNXuKHA.5940(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Unknown wrote:
>>> Why on earth would you disable Windows firewall?
>>> That should remain on but others turned off.
>>
>> That's Not necessarily so.
>>
>>
>
>

From: Rick Merrill on 2 Mar 2010 12:36
Dirk T. Verbeek wrote:
> On 01-03-10 20:28, Unknown wrote:
>> You should definitely be using a firewall. I cannot remember anyone
>> having
>> update problems
>
> That's more or less describing the problem with MS firewall(s), they
> don't notify you when an MS application wants access.
> There should be no exemptions but MS made huge holes in their own firewall.
>
>> caused by the Windows firewall. But, there have been many update problems
>> caused by non-MS
>> firewalls. Your choice of course.
>
> It is mostly not the firewall causing the problems but applications that
> need unsafe access.
>
>> "Rick Merrill"<Rick0.merrill(a)gmail.nospam.com> wrote in message
>> news:ufa4WNXuKHA.5940(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Unknown wrote:
>>>> Why on earth would you disable Windows firewall?
>>>> That should remain on but others turned off.
>>>
>>> That's Not necessarily so.
>>>

For example, I have an external (h/w) firewall.
For example, I'm running Microsoft Security Essentials - I think that
alone means one doesn't need the old Xp-Firewall - what do you say?

From: glee on 2 Mar 2010 12:42
"Rick Merrill" <Rick0.merrill(a)gmail.nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Dirk T. Verbeek wrote:
>> On 01-03-10 20:28, Unknown wrote:
>>> You should definitely be using a firewall. I cannot remember anyone
>>> having
>>> update problems
>>
>> That's more or less describing the problem with MS firewall(s), they
>> don't notify you when an MS application wants access.
>> There should be no exemptions but MS made huge holes in their own
>> firewall.
>>
>>> caused by the Windows firewall. But, there have been many update
>>> problems
>>> caused by non-MS
>>> firewalls. Your choice of course.
>>
>> It is mostly not the firewall causing the problems but applications
>> that
>> need unsafe access.
>>
>>> "Rick Merrill"<Rick0.merrill(a)gmail.nospam.com> wrote in message
>>> news:ufa4WNXuKHA.5940(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> Unknown wrote:
>>>>> Why on earth would you disable Windows firewall?
>>>>> That should remain on but others turned off.
>>>>
>>>> That's Not necessarily so.
>>>>
>
> For example, I have an external (h/w) firewall.
> For example, I'm running Microsoft Security Essentials - I think that
> alone means one doesn't need the old Xp-Firewall - what do you say?

MSE has nothing to do with a firewall...it is an anti-virus with some
anti-spyware capability, just like Avira or Avast or AVG or any of the
for-fee AV apps. Not running at least the Windows Firewall is just poor
practice.

What hardware firewall do you refer to....your NAT router?
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
A+
http://dts-l.net/

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