Windows XP Firewall

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Paul Bramscher

I've set up the Windows XP firewall as follows:

* On
* No exceptions checked
* Don't allow exceptions

And "File & Printer Sharing" spontaneously gets opened up as an
exception usually within a day or so. What the heck is up with this OS?
Any way to genuinely lock it down? It's as if it *wants* to open up
my box or something.
 
Paul Bramscher said:
I've set up the Windows XP firewall as follows:

* On
* No exceptions checked
* Don't allow exceptions

And "File & Printer Sharing" spontaneously gets opened up as an exception
usually within a day or so. What the heck is up with this OS? Any way to
genuinely lock it down? It's as if it *wants* to open up my box or
something.
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It only opens on your LAN subnet, so what's the problem?

If you don't actually want to share files and printers on your LAN just
uninstall File & Printer Sharing in the Connection Properties.

ss.
 
Synapse said:
It only opens on your LAN subnet, so what's the problem?
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If someone hacks through my firewall, the damage is not contained as
should be.

Also, I've seen some strange stuff with comcast setting up proxy
servers. As a result, I have a router firewall, a firewall on my linux
box, and limit traffic on my LAN to sftp/ssh as well. There's no
security substitute for paranoia.
If you don't actually want to share files and printers on your LAN just
uninstall File & Printer Sharing in the Connection Properties.

ss.
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I'll try it. I'm just annoyed the settings keep getting changed. Can't
figure out why Windows XP won't behave itself like linux.
 
Paul Bramscher, <[email protected]>, the smothering, unacceptable
snotfuck, and linen draper and shirtmaker, slavered:

If someone hacks through my firewall, the damage is not contained as
should be.

Also, I've seen some strange stuff with comcast setting up proxy
servers. As a result, I have a router firewall, a firewall on my
linux box, and limit traffic on my LAN to sftp/ssh as well. There's
no security substitute for paranoia.
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Yes there is, and you get the commpulsive actions associated with your
paranoia cured into the bargain. Pull the ****ing plug.
 
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