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<blockquote data-quote="bellgamin" data-source="post: 1023211" data-attributes="member: 56053">EVERY FireWall (FW) that can even be called a real firewall will stop an unauthorized connection. There are 2 ways of stopping an unauthorized/un-whitelisted connection:1) Default-deny -- the FW instantly kills the connection. The connection is blocked, defunct, ka-put. If user wants to allow that application to make a connection, he must go to the firewall&#039;s application list &amp; manually reset that application from &quot;Block&quot; to &quot;Allow.&quot; Tiny Wall is an example of a default-deny FW.2) Pause -- the FW stops the connection but doesn&#039;t kill it. Instead, it asks the user if he wants to block or allow the connection to take place. Once the user makes a decision (block or allow) the FW will act accordingly. MOST firewalls fall into this category, including Simplewall, Evorim, Fort Knox, et alia.NOTE: A default/deny FW can be a PITA (Pain In The Anatomy) but it can be a lifesaver for Aunt Fluffy, Joe Sixpack, pubescent teens with raging hormones, &amp; other users who get impatient during a FW&#039;s &quot;learning&quot; period and start stabbing the &quot;Allow&quot; button without thinking.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bellgamin, post: 1023211, member: 56053"] EVERY FireWall (FW) that can even be called a [I]real[/I] firewall will stop an unauthorized connection. There are 2 ways of stopping an unauthorized/un-whitelisted connection: 1) Default-deny -- the FW instantly kills the connection. The connection is blocked, defunct, ka-put. If user wants to allow that application to make a connection, he must go to the firewall's application list & manually reset that application from "Block" to "Allow." Tiny Wall is an example of a default-deny FW. 2) Pause -- the FW stops the connection but [U]doesn't[/U] kill it. Instead, it asks the user if he wants to block or allow the connection to take place. Once the user makes a decision (block or allow) the FW will act accordingly. MOST firewalls fall into this category, including Simplewall, Evorim, Fort Knox, et alia. NOTE: A default/deny FW can be a PITA (Pain In The Anatomy) but it can be a lifesaver for Aunt Fluffy, Joe Sixpack, pubescent teens with raging hormones, & other users who get impatient during a FW's "learning" period and start stabbing the "Allow" button without thinking. [/QUOTE]

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