Digital BW, The Print

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> *** It certainly does NOT make it moot! ***
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> 1.  A firewall in a router typically only blocks incoming traffic....
> 2.  A firewall in a router is only as good as you've set or configured...

It's still all moot in the context of installing Windows XP and updating it
without being "attacked" by a worm. This is how this started. The question
was how to install XP and get the updates without being completely open to
the world. Blocking outgoing connections is irrelevant in this case because
you are installing a new OS from scratch. Most, if not all routers come with
all [incoming] ports blocked by default. You may have an argument with
regards to wireless gateways. Those are indeed a nightmare but it is a bit
beyond the scope of the question.

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