How can I test my XP firewall

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How can I test my XP firewall? I know there must be some website somewhere
that I can go to and see if anything can slip through my defenses.

Thanks.
 
The XP firewall isn't that great. I'd still use something like Zone Alarm
or if you have a router, use your hardware firewall.
 
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Nocturnal said:
The XP firewall isn't that great. I'd still use something like Zone Alarm
or if you have a router, use your hardware firewall.
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the 'or'-alternative is nice, but far from perfect.
Hardware firewalls usually are oblivious of applications and do a pretty
good job of packet filtering, network related but not application related.
So it is difficult (if not impossible) to define that you do not want progx
to use http, but to allow progy to use it. The software-based ones (like
ZoneAlarm or Kerio of Sygate) often do a far better job there, albeit that
performance wise the hardware ones are lightning fast and the software ones
lose that contest.

my 2c

george
 
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