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concept and expands it to include custom rules for both inbound and

outbound data. Figure 27-36 shows the outbound rules for a typical Windows

system.

Figure 27-36 Outbound Rules list

A rule always includes at least the following:

• The name of the program

• Group: an organizational group that helps sort all the rules

• The associated profile (All, Domain, Public, Private)

• Enabled/disabled status

• Remote and local address

• Remote and local port number

You can add, remove, and customize any rule to your liking. It quickly

gets complicated, so unless you need to set a lot of custom rules, stick to the

standard Windows Firewall applet.

Internet Appliances

The discussion of firewalls barely scratches the surface of tools used to

secure a large network. While enterprise networking is generally beyond the

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