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Tap into the Vista firewalls advanced configuration features
Sunday, July 30th, 2006
Microsoft introduced a personal firewall as part of the operating system with Windows XP. In its 
initial incarnation, it was known as the Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) and provided pretty rudimentary stateful packet filtering firewall protection. Renamed in XP SP2 to simply Windows Firewall, it received a number of improvements (most notably, it extended firewall protection to the startup and shutdown processes) but still provided only one-way protection, blocking inbound traffic. Consequently, many computer users opted for more sophisticated third-party personal firewalls, such as Kerio or ZoneAlarm.
In Windows Vista, Microsoft has taken the Windows Firewall a step further, retaining its SP2 functionality in the Firewall GUI accessible through the Control Panel, but allowing tech savvy users to configure advanced features through an MMC snap-in. In this article, we’ll take a look at how to take advantage of the firewall’s enhanced functionality. Tap into the Vista firewall’s advanced configuration features
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