RE: Vista Firewall

[Guest James]

Just turn ON the firewall?

 

"ALM" wrote:

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> Can someone tell me how to configure the Vista firewall to ignore anonymous

> ping requests? I've waded through the Microsoft 'knowledge' base and

> couldn't find it. Thanks.

> </span>

[Guest Kayman]

On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:15:01 -0700, James wrote:

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> Just turn ON the firewall?

>

> "ALM" wrote:

> <span style="color:green">

>> Can someone tell me how to configure the Vista firewall to ignore anonymous

>> ping requests? I've waded through the Microsoft 'knowledge' base and

>> couldn't find it. Thanks.

>></span></span>

 

Managing the Windows Vista Firewall

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc510323.aspx

[Guest Mr. Arnold]

"Kayman" <kaymanDeleteThis@operamail.com> wrote in message

news:O3gO$Uo5IHA.3480@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue">

> On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:15:01 -0700, James wrote:

><span style="color:green">

>> Just turn ON the firewall?

>>

>> "ALM" wrote:

>><span style="color:darkred">

>>> Can someone tell me how to configure the Vista firewall to ignore

>>> anonymous

>>> ping requests? I've waded through the Microsoft 'knowledge' base and

>>> couldn't find it. Thanks.

>>></span></span>

>

> Managing the Windows Vista Firewall

> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc510323.aspx</span>

 

You can also do it with IPsec as it is on Vista.

http://www.petri.co.il/block_ping_traffic_with_ipsec.htm

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/813878