windows xp firewall process?

[KezzerDrix]

If viewing the process list what is the name of the windows firewall process.  I want to monitor it.

[mikedallos]

If viewing the process list what is the name of the windows firewall process.  I want to monitor it.

ICS/ICF

[KezzerDrix]

thank you,  curious as to have great a savings it is giving me, vs standard software firewall

[Eddy]

Remember that the ICF only blocks incomming, not outgoing packets. Best defense is a router with hardware firewall.

[S.Z.Craftec]

As I told you before KezzerDrix, best option is to buy one of those routers/firewalls... you can go as cheap as 25 $CAD, and that's in my opinion still very affordable for students. SMC Barricade 7004VBR routers are very effective, price is more than great, and also you have 4 additional LAN ports (in case you wanna connect more than one computer in your house/apartment). Having at least one of those hardware firewalls, will give you much better protection even if it's combined with standard (read - not fancy) Windows firewall...

Cheers !

[Staind]

Windows firewall has never been and will never be reliable.

[RejZoR]

Windows Firewall is more then enough good. Also buying hardware routers/firewalls for normal surfing and downloading is quiet stupid thing to do. Routers and hardware firewalls are for networks not single computer solutions. For these are software firewalls.

[S.Z.Craftec]

Well that was crap RejZor... sorry, but it was... I'm running my router/firewall and I know million of other people does. I'm doing online banking every single day at least 3 times. Don't tell me it's stupid thing to have especially when everyone knows they cost around 25 - 99 $CAD... considering that very huge number of us who are on broadband connections, connected 24/7, leave their computers on all the time (my computer for instance is computing something all the time - no matter is it 3D calculating or downloading something from the internet). Of course I wouldn't bother with buying hardware firewall if I'm still on the Dial-up and I occasianlly turn on my internet connection... even if I really don't see the reason for not having it... price is main factor, they are so not expensive nowadays.

Cheers !

EDIT: For networking we use NETSCREEN and/or Netgear... btw
http://www.clearview.co.uk/netscreen_firewall.htm

[bob3160]

Here is a VIDEO TIP from Leo A. Notenboom about the windows firewall.
Hope it helps.

[Eddy]

Windows Firewall is more then enough good. Also buying hardware routers/firewalls for normal surfing and downloading is quiet stupid thing to do.

Not the ICF is not enough. It doesn't block outgoing.

There is nothing wrong with setting up a systems security properly. A properly setup router/firewall will help people to avoid a lot of problems with malware, hackers and such.

You where talking major BS here.

[bob3160]

ARTRAS
May I ask why every post you have been making lately has to be deragatory (critical)? I'm sure this will help some people who use the windows firewall.
I didn't post this as an endorcement of the product. I'm simply passing on information. If you want to be critical, then please start a new post and mark it as such. THANKS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH)

[lee16]

bob

Where has he been critical? , he was just stating his point in my opinon, short staments say alot.

--lee    

[bob3160]

Lee
My best advice is not to get into the middle of something that you are only seeing a small part of. Or, maybe you should read all of the posts.

[lee16]

Bob

My best advice is not to get into the middle of something that you are only seeing a small part of. Or, maybe you should read all of the posts.

It is good advice bob, but i didn't relise i was only seeing a small part of it, i read 90% of posts on this forum if not all to try and learn more, i knew what you meant, but just didn't agree, the way i see it is the way something is said or meant to me meant can easily be mistaken online, but yet again im proberly making a fool of myself, i just don't come online to sware and fight, don't see why other people should either.

--lee

[bob3160]

Lee
Couldn't agree with you more. That was my point exactly.