Because of security concerns, you may be unwilling to open DCOM Port 135 in the client firewall of a Windows Vista-based computer. In this situation, the Offer Remote Assistance feature may not work as expected.

• Security rules for Windows Firewall and for IPsec-based connections in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008
  Details on security rules for the built in firewall, IPsec, and how to establish an encrypted conection between various versions of Windows.
  (tags: Firewall IPsec )
• How the default response rule for IPsec policies functions in Windows Vista and in Windows Server 2008 Beta 3
  Learn about the default response rule for IPsec policies and how to create a replacement rule.
  (tags: IPsec )

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Details on security rules for the built in firewall, IPsec, and how to establish an encrypted conection between various versions of Windows. Keep reading →

You use the netsh advfirewall consec command together with the auth1 or auth2 authentication parameters to create a connection security rule that will work together with authentication methods that are specified on a Windows Vista-based computer. After you do this, the order of the values that you specify for the auth1 or auth2 parameters is not preserved in the connection security rule. Regardless of the order in which you specify the values for the auth1 and auth2 parameters, the connection security rule is created together with authentication parameters that are specified in the following order:

Auth1: ComputerKerb, ComputerCert, ComputerPSK, ComputerNTLM, Anonymous

Auth2: ComputerCert, UserKerb, UserCert, UserNTLM, Anonymous

For example, the following command creates a connection security rule that lists the ComputerKerb authentication method before the ComputerNTLM authentication method in the first authentication set:

netsh advfirewall consec add name=�Authentication Test� endpoint1=any endpoint2=any action=requestinrequestout auth1=computerntlm,computerkerb

Note: The netsh advfirewall consec set command also displays the same behavior when you use the auth1 or auth2 parameter with it.

• Webroot Desktop Firewall Free 5.5.10.8
  A free two-way learning firewall that is Vista compatible.
  (tags: Software Firewall Compatibility )

A free two-way learning firewall that is Vista compatible. Keep reading →

A few months back, Microsoft released an update that drove some users crazy when it stopped their Internet Explorer from working. Jump forward to the patch release yesterday, and you find that another update is causing pain to a number of Vista users. Keep reading →

Consider the following scenario:

• You have a Windows Vista-based computer that is connected to a domain.
• The computer uses two or more network adapters.

You expect the domain profile to be used for the Windows Firewall profile. However, in this scenario, the public profile or the private profile is used instead.

Windows Firewall policy includes rules for remote assistance, for remote administration, for file-and-print sharing, and so on. Therefore, if you rely on these rules to access a client remotely, you cannot access the client when the public profile or the private profile is used.

• Trend Micro releases security software update for Vista
  Trend Micro has released their “Firewall Booster” and “Pre-Startup Scan” packages which enhance security in Vista.
  (tags: Security Firewall Software )
• Creative Releases Sound Blaster Drivers For Vista
  New drivers for some of the Creative sound cards.
  (tags: Drivers Audio )

Trend Micro has released their “Firewall Booster” and “Pre-Startup Scan” packages which enhance security in Vista. Keep reading →