Digital BW, The Print

Windows firewall has been there since XP first shipped. It's just disabled
by default. If you install it, just enable the firewall before connecting to
the network. I'm also assuming you're using a modem. Virtually every
DSL/Cable Modem router out there has a firewall built in, which makes this
all moot.

g

> -----Original Message-----
> From: bhhc [mailto:tawow@...]
> Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2004 15:06
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: Windows XP Service Pack 2
> 
> 
> In my own experience, it is nearly impossible now to install the OS from
> CDROM on a fresh disk drive, then connect to the 'net and download the
> patches. But the time your download is complete, you are almost assured
> of being infected. Twenty minutes is very generous, two minutes is more
> likely.
>