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Tuning Windows Vista firewall
Friday, September 22nd, 2006
At first glance, the Windows Vista firewall is disappointing to say the least. On the surface, it looks
like a Windows XP leftover. In fact, the firewall’s user interface in Windows Vista is nearly identical to the interface found in Windows XP. There aren’t even any new configuration options available.
The problem with the firewall’s user interface is that it is easy to assume that the configuration options shown within the user interface are the only options available. However, you can actually gain much more control over the Vista firewall by configuring it using Group Policy Editor.
To do so, open Vista’s Group Policy Editor and load the local security policy. Next, navigate through the console tree to Local Computer Policy | Computer Configuration | Windows Settings | Security Settings | Windows Firewall with Advanced Security. [tag]Windows Vista firewall[/tag]Tuning Windows Vista security: The firewall
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