Defaults: A Summary of Rules and Settings

This table provides a summary of rules and settings for the Personal Firewall.

Default Rules and Settings for the Personal Firewall

The following rules and settings apply:

• VPNs enabled—VPNs are enabled

• IDS is enabled—IDS is enabled immediately, and a new IDS library

• Ask before application use—Ask for user permission before permitting an application to use the network and log that decision

• Security: Normal—The menu shows File, then Security, with the choices of Normal/Allow all/Block All. Normal is the default choice

• Popup messages enabled

• Allow ping reply

• Allow traceroute

• Browse Network Neighborhood enabled

• Disable Network Neighborhood sharing—Block access to any files on the end user's computer

• Screensaver—Ignore status

• Windows Kernel—Ask before permitting access

• Block broadcast traffic—Block all multicast and broadcast traffic and do not log it

• Block all other traffic—Block all remaining network traffic and log it. This is the final rule to be implemented and catches everything that has not otherwise been covered