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Denjin

join:2001-01-18
Schaumburg, IL

bidirectional...

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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yock
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said by 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.

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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Denjin

join:2001-01-18
Schaumburg, IL

I know that, just conjecture by me on why Microsoft did it.

said by yock:
said by 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.

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.

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