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
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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
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Originally posted by DVD PIRATE III@7 January 2004 - 02:41
(...)Bill Gates designed it that way for one reason
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? :rolleyes:
About my location.
Earth: 510*10^6 sq km
UK: 244,820 sq km
Hell yea, you're closing on me. :P
If you disable it i don't think that you will incur any problems. Get yourself a good antivirus program with built-in firewall.
What do you mean ?Quote:
Originally posted by zedd@7 January 2004 - 02:48
(...)and are you able to get any more information about it ie.(...)
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
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 :D
However a good firewall from third party company will increse your system security and joint with a good antivirus program will increse safety.
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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
Thought that one was pretty obvious...
So it can phone home...like E.T did in the movie "The Extra terestrial"
:o Now i get it. Shame on me :angry: :lol:
Theres no shame on you mate...just Bill Gates and his lame firewall B)
can somone explain to me what all that just meant, i mean what does the firewall do- phone home?