A patched up XP (SP3 please) is not open to instant attack if we have a router. But you will find folk that can't use said advice and must let others do the test and configurations.
For example, Norton when it expires blocks almost all internet and shares but never tells folk with a message like "Your Norton license has expired and the networking is now blocked for your computer safety."
This has lead me to uninstall that many times.
There is NO RECOMMENDED PRACTICE given the incomplete story.
Bob
We were having problems with our Internet connection (it randomly died for no apparent reason), and when the technician from our Wireless ISP was at the house, he noticed the firewall in Norton Internet Security was turned on, in addition to the firewall in our router (D-Link DIR-825). He recommended we turn the Norton firewall off, as having two firewalls active, could cause conflicts.
He turned the Norton firewall off and now the Norton screen says my computer is "at risk" and wants me to run the FIX IT NOW. When I run FIX IT NOW, it turns the firewall back on. Is there a setting whereby you can turn the Norton firewall off, and it will not see this as something it needs to FIX. Does Norton assume you have the firewall turned off on the router? Is there really a problem with having both? What is the recommended practice.
We have three computers on our network running Norton Internet Security: 2 running Windows 7 Professional (one PC and one laptop) and one laptop running Windows XP. We also have a netbook using Microsoft Security Essentials with Windows 7 Home Edition.
I would appreciate comments/advise on this
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