[60850] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Microsoft to ship new versions with firewall enabled
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (St. Clair, James)
Mon Aug 18 10:51:29 2003
From: "St. Clair, James" <JStClair@vredenburg.com>
To: 'Drew Weaver' <drew.weaver@thenap.com>, "'up@3.am'" <up@3.am>,
'Jack Bates' <jbates@brightok.net>
Cc: "'nanog@merit.edu'" <nanog@merit.edu>
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 10:43:13 -0400
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
> >
> > Hmm...I didn't even know XP had a built-in firewall. Any bets on how
> > long it is before other companies with software firewall products bring
> > suit against Microsoft for bundling a firewall in the OS?
> > --
>
> No clue, but I can tell you how long it will last before ISP helpdesks
> disable the firewall.
XP pro has been shipping with a F/W for a year now, I'd say? no suits yet.
In fact, I read some review (CNET, etc) that said the XP F/W in conjunction
with Zone Labs ZoneAlarm was very effective, given the test parameters.
I have ran mine since day 1, with both DSL and dial-up. All systems go.
Jim
