[...] | What existing functionality is changing in Service Pack�2 for Windows | XP? | | | Enhanced multicast and broadcast support | | Detailed description | | Multicast and broadcast network traffic differ from unicast traffic | because the response comes from an unknown host. As such, stateful | filtering prevents the response from being accepted. This stops a | number of scenarios from working, ranging from streaming media to | discovery. | | | To enable these scenarios, Windows Firewall will allow a unicast | response for 3�seconds from any source address on the same port from | which the multicast or broadcast traffic originated.
Sounds like a broken concept, as always. Eh? _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
