On Wed, Jul 30, 2003 at 02:01:06PM +0200, Kjetil Kjernsmo wrote: > Hi all!
[snip]
> The question is really if I could do something in the firewall that
> would help isolate the XP box somewhat. Closing outgoing ports (input
> ports are all closed), drop certain types of packages, or something
> like that?
You can set the notebook on a different network. Put the firewall/router
on that network with another nic. It's the principle of a dmz... By putting
the notebook on another network, and prohibitting access from that network
to the internal network, you can keep your internal systems safer...
Hope this helps,
Kristof
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