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  1. 07-13-2002, 12:39 AM #1
    low-standards
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    built in firewall in XP. Any good? Also, i get an error when i enable it.

    I doubt it is as good as a full flege product like ZoneAlarm (which I am having problems with right now so I uninstalled). But when I try to enable XP's built in firewall, i get the error message:

    "An Error Occurred While Internet Connection Sharing Was Being Enabled. The Service Cannot Accept Control Messages At This Time."

    what the hell? any ideas anyone? thanks
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  2. 07-13-2002, 01:29 AM #2
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    A similar question was asked here . No outbound protection is what really kills this firewall. Might be better to just leave it disabled and pick up another firewall like zone alarm or sygate.
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  3. 07-13-2002, 09:39 AM #3
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    Better to use Sygate Personal Firewall or ZoneAlarm. Both are free for personal use. I know Sygate has full support for Windows Internet Connection Sharing; I don't know about ZoneAlarm. Get Sygate at www.sygate.com or ZoneAlarm at www.zonealarm.com.
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