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XP Firewall wuz mess serv.
Uh, Julie - hardware firewalls run software too... :)
When you're talking firewalls, well, there's PIX. There's Checkpoint.
What, can't afford the licensing? Well then...
For the serious home user, you got your OpenBSD - free, functional, and
secure.
For the serious home user that spends too much time working on cars to
maintain an OpenBSD installation, you got your favourite Linux distro with
IPTables (although arguably we spend more time keeping our Linux installs
secure than we would maintaining an OpenBSD install... :) )
Then you have your Cheerios box firewalls (Linksys, netgear, Belden etc.)
Last but not least you have your MS resident firewalls, PFW, Black Ice
etc.
Drew
On Sat, 5 Apr 2003, Julie Macfarlane wrote:
> Software firewalls are just that. Software and vulnerable to attack. Though
> Black Ice (Monitors for attacks), McAffee and Microsoft have fire walls, the
> best is a hardware firewall.
>
> I use the Linksys firewall router. It has 4 ports for other computers and is
> programmable via a browser.
> Though I hate Compusa, this is a good product for the dollar:
>
> http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=297248&pfp=BROWSE
>
> Have fun
>
> Julie Macfarlane
> Menlo Park Research & Development
> Internet Application Developer
> www.menloparkrandd.com
> www.montgomeryweb.org
> Amsterdam NY
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: Haygood <haygood@aemail4u.com>
> >Reply-To: haygood@aemail4u.com
> >To: "Tyler P." <ty@festf.org>, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >Subject: RE: XP Firewall wuz mess serv.
> >Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2003 21:44:02 -0800 (PST)
> >
> >Never bothered wit the firewall <he said sheepishly>. Actually, I was
> >afraid it would interupt my gaming. Maybe that's a myth. Let's find out.
> >How do I use the XP firewall stuff?
> >
> >Hopefully my messenger service annoyance is over. Thanks all!
> >
> >BH
> >
> >--- "Tyler P." <ty@festf.org> wrote:
> > >I agree with Ray, this will work too.
> > >
> > >However, if these messenger things are getting in it would seem that your
> > >firewall is not secure enough or you are not running it and it would be
> >far
> > >more beneficial for you to simply secure your computer. Besides, windows
> >xp
> > >has a pretty effective firewall feature built right in that anybody on
> > >broadband should utilize.
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: Ray Dowling [mailto:RayD@amfirst.org]
> > >Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 2:44 PM
> > >To: haygood@aemail4u.com; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > >Subject: RE: Messenger Service Pop-ups
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Right-click on my computer and hit "manage". Expand "services and
> > >applications" then highlight "services". In the right pane find
> >"messenger"
> > >and double-click it. Change startup type to "disabled" then click the
> >"stop"
> > >button under service status.
> > >
> > >This is a "feature" of Windows that is meant for network administrators
> > >(like me) but has no security. The spammers are just sending a message to
> > >Windows and it happily displays it... No spyware or other software
> >required.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >From: Haygood [mailto:haygood@aemail4u.com]
> > >Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 4:28 PM
> > >To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > >Subject: OT: Messenger Service Pop-ups
> > >
> > >
> > >Hi all. For the past few months I have been plagued by these stupid
> > >"Messenger Service" windows that pop up. Often, when I've been away from
> >my
> > >computer for a couple of hours, I'll have to close 5 or 6 of them. I
> >have
> > >a pop-up blocker that blocks pop-ups in internet explorer, but it doesn't
> > >catch these. I have run ad-aware6, with it's updates, and that never
> >does
> > >any good. I have rebuilt the machine from scratch a couple of times, but
> > >the windows keep coming back. The "Messenger Service" windows don't show
> >up
> > >in the task manager, and I haven't been able to relate them to any
> > >particular processes. Please help me get rid of these annoying things.
> > >
> > >The content of the window usually says something like: Message from
> >AEKJFNE
> > >to XXXXXX: You need a University Diploma! ....
> > >
> > >...or some other spam like that.
> > >
> > >I wish the assholes who create stuff like this would get a life and
> >realize
> > >that it isn't morally right to knowingly annoy people just because you
> >can,
> > >it suits your needs, or otherwise makes you happy.
> > >
> > >XP with all (I think) updates, cable modem.
> > >
> > >BH
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