how do you configure a firewall?

Answer 1

Ther are actually many types of firewalls not 2 as said above

you can read a paper I wrote on it
http://cs.senecac.on.ca/%7Eaaustin/firewalls.pdf

They can be either hardware or software or many variants in between.

Answer 2

Depends on what type of firewall you want to use. There are 2 types of firewalls, hardware and software and the best way to use a firewall is to use a combination of them. If you want to use software firewalls, I recommend Sygate or zonealarm.

Answer 3

If you are asking about software firewall then you can use Norton personal firewall which will automatically configure itself once you install this program.

Answer 4

if u mean software firewall dont bother just get ur self a good router that costs between 100 bux and 250 bux

get a netgear WPNT834 or FVS338 or linksys WRTSL54GS

i have a FVS338 and thats all u need no crappy software firewall

Answer 5

where? H/w or S/w? S/w then which os and which firewall. There and dozens of options. The basic concept it to map the external IP to internal network and also block/allow specific ports/url etc.

Answer 6

Which brand of firewall are you using??

Are you using a hardware (usually router) or a software (Zone Alarm, Sygate, etc.)??

The more details you give us the better we can help you.

Answer 7

Don't bother. If you don't know what you're doing you'll just screw it up anyway. Just plop your PC out on the net and get infected. It's going to happen anyway. You're among the uninitiated. This is your fate.

Answer 8

every file wall has its own method... please specify whihc one, else cheack user manul...