Re: bidirectional... in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r11594738 en Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:46:59 EDT Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:46:59 EDT Re: bidirectional... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11595309 Denjin : I know that, just conjecture by me on why Microsoft did it. :)

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said by Denjin See Profile:
I'm not used to even hearing this term. Any network firewall is just a firewall. By definition it can control traffic both ways.

I guess they are talkin about the crappy software 'firewalls' people install? I think the only reason Microsoft made it just control stuff one way is for simplicity to the end user.
Ease of use does not equal security. Egress filtering is of paramount importance to control the spread of malware and to ensure your privacy online. Given the choice, I'll toss away ease of use and read the damn instructions.

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Ningen wa, ningen da.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11595309 Fri, 15 Oct 2004 12:25:21 EDT Re: bidirectional... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11594738 yock :
said by Denjin See Profile:
I'm not used to even hearing this term. Any network firewall is just a firewall. By definition it can control traffic both ways.

I guess they are talkin about the crappy software 'firewalls' people install? I think the only reason Microsoft made it just control stuff one way is for simplicity to the end user.
Ease of use does not equal security. Egress filtering is of paramount importance to control the spread of malware and to ensure your privacy online. Given the choice, I'll toss away ease of use and read the damn instructions.
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Technical Nirvana]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11594738 Fri, 15 Oct 2004 11:17:09 EDT bidirectional... http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11594383 Denjin : I'm not used to even hearing this term. Any network firewall is just a firewall. By definition it can control traffic both ways.

I guess they are talkin about the crappy software 'firewalls' people install? I think the only reason Microsoft made it just control stuff one way is for simplicity to the end user.
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Ningen wa, ningen da.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11594383 Fri, 15 Oct 2004 10:35:20 EDT