From: "Rich Gauszka" 

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Thanks - I can understand the first boot after install. What I meant was =
will the network incoming connections still be blocked if a WU check =
shows there are critical updates that need to be applied well after the =
installation ( weeks, months ) ?  I suspect not but was unsure about the =
technet statement below=20

For example,=20
Windows Vista's firewall blocks all inbound traffic until a computer has = the=20
latest security updates installed=20



"Rich"  wrote in message news:432b64a8{at}w3.nls.net...
     I didn't read the page to which you refer but the description you =
give matches the Windows Server 2003 SP1 behavior at installation.  At =
first boot after install the network is blocking incoming connections = and
when the admin logs on he is presented with UI to check for updates.

  Rich

    "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message =
news:432b27c1$1{at}w3.nls.net...
    Does this mean that Vista's firewall  will stop all incoming =
Internet=20
    activity if there are security updates available?  Or am I reading =
too much=20
    into the statement below?

    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/evaluate/overvw.mspx


    The personal firewall built into Windows Vista builds on the =
functionality=20
    that is included with Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2. For =
example,=20
    Windows Vista's firewall blocks all inbound traffic until a computer =
has the=20
    latest security updates installed=20


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Thanks - I can understand the first boot after =
install. What I=20
meant was will the network incoming connections still be blocked if a=20
WU check shows there are critical updates that need to be applied
= well=20
after the installation ( weeks, months ) ?  I suspect not but was
= unsure=20
about the technet statement below 
 
For example, Windows Vista's firewall blocks all inbound =
traffic until=20
a computer has the latest security updates installed 
 
 
"Rich" <{at}> wrote in message news:432b64a8{at}w3.nls.net...

     I
didn't read the page =
to which you=20
  refer but the description you give matches the Windows Server 2003 SP1 =

  behavior at installation.  At first boot after install the =
network is=20
  blocking incoming connections and when the admin logs on he is =
presented with=20
  UI to check for updates.
   
  Rich
   
  
    "Rich Gauszka" <gauszka{at}hotmail.com>">mailto:gauszka{at}hotmail.com">gauszka{at}hotmail.com>
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wrote in=20
    message news:432b27c1$1{at}w3.nls.net...Does=20
    this mean that Vista's firewall  will stop all incoming =
Internet=20
    activity if there are security updates available?  Or am I =
reading=20
    too much into the statement below?http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/evaluate/overvw.msp=
x">http://www.microsoft.com/technet/windowsvista/evaluate/overvw.mspx;=
The=20
    personal firewall built into Windows Vista builds on the =
functionality=20
    that is included with Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2. For =
example,=20
    Windows Vista's firewall blocks all inbound traffic until a =
computer has=20
    the latest security updates installed=20


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