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**DVD PIRATE III** · 01-07-2004, 02:41 AM

XP's built in firewall is gay...it stops incoming traffic fine but it lets every thing out .Bill Gates designed it that way for one reason

**Autumn Fox** · 01-07-2004, 02:48 AM

Originally posted by DVD PIRATE III@7 January 2004 - 02:41
(...)Bill Gates designed it that way for one reason

Which is ???

**zedd** · 01-07-2004, 02:48 AM

you are right about the instructions, after i posted my question i went looking for it and found it but was too scared to disable the function because i think its supposed to protect my pc from bad things. if i disable it what problems can i incur and are you able to get any more information about it ie. if the firewall is disabled download speeds increase. lastly you have stated, you have never made contact with an english version of xp, so i am now assuming you are not from uk, i mean of course u can have xp in non english in uk but i think the chances are slimmer than you being outside of uk. am i closing in on you yet?

**Autumn Fox** · 01-07-2004, 02:53 AM

About my location.
Earth: 510*10^6 sq km
UK: 244,820 sq km

Hell yea, you're closing on me.

If you disable it i don't think that you will incur any problems. Get yourself a good antivirus program with built-in firewall.

Originally posted by zedd@7 January 2004 - 02:48
(...)and are you able to get any more information about it ie.(...)

What do you mean ?

**zedd** · 01-07-2004, 03:00 AM

you said it was like the blind leading a cripple, i thought you meant that you were not to sure if disabling the firewall will increase download speeds. i have disable my firewall but the speeds have not changed and if i get a new firewall installed that will probably do the same thing as the xp firewall- which is reduce download speed , that is if the firewall is really making a difference

**Autumn Fox** · 01-07-2004, 03:06 AM

My knowladge about WinXP built-in MS firewall is based upon opinions of people of this here board.
To be honest, i've used few firewalls and none of them had a big influence on my d/l or u/l speeds

However a good firewall from third party company will increse your system security and joint with a good antivirus program will increse safety.

**DVD PIRATE III** · 01-07-2004, 03:17 AM

Originally posted by Autumn Fox+7 January 2004 - 15:48--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Autumn Fox @ 7 January 2004 - 15:48)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-DVD PIRATE III@7 January 2004 - 02:41
(...)Bill Gates designed it that way for one reason

Which is ??? [/b][/quote]
Thought that one was pretty obvious...
So it can phone home...like E.T did in the movie "The Extra terestrial"