Why do people make fun of the firewall built into WinXP?

[Savij]

I see a lot of people make fun of it but I can't find anyone that's given a good reason other than it's for dumber computer users. So someone enlighten me. Tell me why it's so horrible.

Just for context we're going to be talking about a typical home computer, not a machine that is being used as a firewall for an entire corporate network.

 

[slycat]

coz they stupid.

i can tell u its better than nothing...and if u use it and configure it properly its pretty damn good.

 

[dighn]

it doesn't block outgoing traffic like most sw firewalls allow you to.

edit: i'm not saying this is why ppl make fun of it. just listing a reason for its inadequecy.

 

[slycat]

big whoop
wait till SP2...even better built-in firewall coming.

 

[Savij]

Originally posted by: dighn
it doesn't block outgoing traffic like most sw firewalls allow you to.

edit: i'm not saying this is why ppl make fun of it. just listing a reason for its inadequecy.

I that really a huge deal? How often does one need protection from the inside?

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: Savij

Originally posted by: dighn
it doesn't block outgoing traffic like most sw firewalls allow you to.

edit: i'm not saying this is why ppl make fun of it. just listing a reason for its inadequecy.

I that really a huge deal? How often does one need protection from the inside?

well a lot of ppl are behind a router so they don't really need much protection from the outside either.

 

[Aves]

Originally posted by: Savij
I that really a huge deal? How often does one need protection from the inside?

In the event that you did get a trojan or something, the executable would need permission from the FW to access the Internet.

 

[AFB]

There is a networking forum.

It causes more problems than it solves.

 

[slycat]

Originally posted by: amdfanboy
There is a networking forum.

It causes more problems than it solves.

u mean the networking forum?

 

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[dighn]

Originally posted by: slycat

Originally posted by: amdfanboy
There is a networking forum.

It causes more problems than it solves.

u mean the networking forum?

 

[Tab]

Originally posted by: dighn

Originally posted by: slycat

Originally posted by: amdfanboy
There is a networking forum.

It causes more problems than it solves.

u mean the networking forum?

Yes, but no one ever looks into that forum.

The firewall sucks because you can't play games. Thats a good enough reason for anyone!

 

[Savij]

Originally posted by: Tabb

Originally posted by: dighn

Originally posted by: slycat

Originally posted by: amdfanboy
There is a networking forum.

It causes more problems than it solves.

u mean the networking forum?

Yes, but no one ever looks into that forum.

The firewall sucks because you can't play games. Thats a good enough reason for anyone!

How does the firewall hinder your ability to play games?

 

[slycat]

it doesn't...all u got to do is open the right ports for it is all.

 

[AFB]

Originally posted by: slycat

Originally posted by: amdfanboy
There is a networking forum.

It causes more problems than it solves.

u mean the networking forum?

ROTFLMAO That was pretty good, I did not see that. :beer:

 

[dawks]

Originally posted by: Savij

Originally posted by: Tabb

Originally posted by: dighn

Originally posted by: slycat

Originally posted by: amdfanboy
There is a networking forum.

It causes more problems than it solves.

u mean the networking forum?

Yes, but no one ever looks into that forum.

The firewall sucks because you can't play games. Thats a good enough reason for anyone!

How does the firewall hinder your ability to play games?

No kidding, I've been using it for 2.5 years and havent had a problem with a game at all.

Just a side note.. I tried ZoneAlarm about 6 weeks ago. The Zone Alarm service was using about 6-10% CPU when doing any internet transfers, and the systray application was also using about 3-4% CPU constantly. Not to mention about 10-12megs ram all the time.

 

[AFB]

The problem is that not so computer gifted people use it and wonder why there file and print sharing stopped working.