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Yes. In XP Home Edition it is not on by default. A serious security issue.
In XP Service Pack 2, the firewall is on by default. This is a basic
firewall and offers only basic protection. But any protection is better
than no protection at all.

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Atlanta Falcons wrote:
> Does Windows XP come with a firewall?


A rudimentary one, yes.

WinXP's built-in firewall is adequate at stopping incoming attacks,
and hiding your ports from probes. What WinXP SP2's firewall does not
do, is protect you from any Trojans or spyware that you (or someone
else using your computer) might download and install inadvertently.
It doesn't monitor out-going traffic at all, other than to check for
IP-spoofing, much less block (or at even ask you about) the bad or the
questionable out-going signals. It assumes that any application you
have on your hard drive is there because you want it there, and
therefore has your "permission" to access the Internet. Further,
because the Windows Firewall is a "stateful" firewall, it will also
assume that any incoming traffic that's a direct response to a
Trojan's or spyware's out-going signal is also authorized.

ZoneAlarm, Kerio, or Sygate are all much better than WinXP's
built-in firewall, and are much more easily configured, and there are
free versions of each readily available. Even the commercially
available Symantec's Norton Personal Firewall is superior by far,
although it does take a heavier toll of system performance then do
ZoneAlarm or Sygate.


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Yes!

How to turn on or turn off the firewall in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;283673

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Hi,

Yes. Why? You will find the option to enable it on the the advanced tab of
the connection properties. Certain connections, like AOL and MSN, will not
show the firewall properties.

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No. A wall denotes barred entry from either direction. Rather, its a free
access door out. Checks credentials for stuff coming in.

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