Vista firewall: What you can expect

In the run-up to the launch of Windows Vista for home users, we’re taking a closer look at the firewall component to see what benefits the final version offers. This article also touches on some of the other security aspects of the new OS.

The firewall has three profiles, one for each type of network connection mentioned earlier, and you can assign specific settings to each profile. Clearly, you would want to assign the most secure configuration to the Public profile and use less secure settings for the Private profile, where a level of trust exists between members of the network to which you are connected. The advanced settings enable you to do this.

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