What is a Firewall?
A firewall is a hardware or software application/device that restricts access to and
from a computer or group of computers depending on which port or application is trying to
be accessed. The "Windows Firewall" is a software program that allows you to control
either by application which programs have access to the Internet or by port which ports can
be open to incoming or outgoing data.
Windows Firewall
Windows Firewall is a feature that was added as part of the Service Pack 2
upgrade to Windows XP.
"Windows Firewall is a new feature of Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) that is turned on by default. It monitors and restricts the information that travels between your computer and a network such as the Internet. Windows Firewall helps to provide a line of defense against someone who might try to access your computer over a network without your permission. It also helps to block malicious software and worms and provides a means to log security events.
"Windows Firewall helps to protect your computer by blocking unsolicited traffic. Unsolicited traffic is any attempt to communicate with your computer over a network connection that was not specifically requested by programs running on your computer. Therefore programs such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Outlook Express will continue to operate successfully with Windows Firewall enabled."
- Microsoft
To help you configure Windows Firewall, we have created some
guides for you. They will help you configure Windows Firewall
so that you can surf the web safely without having the firewall hinder your capabilities.
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