Re:Windows 7: The almost-there operating system
by slackerIII on Thursday January 21, 2010 @02:09PM
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To prevent incoming connections you don't want.
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Re:Windows 7: The almost-there operating system
by kamilg33k on Thursday January 21, 2010 @04:15PM
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I would say that most people would have this handled at the hardware router level. Users who have a wireless LAN already have a firewall for incoming connections (unless they have DMZ enabled). Software firewalls are useful when you want to control what connects to the Internet and when.
Re:Windows 7: The almost-there operating system
by slackerIII on Friday January 22, 2010 @01:58AM
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If someone else on your LAN gets infected because they opened an email virus, your router isn't going to help you.