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<blockquote data-quote="always_forever" data-source="post: 1059510" data-attributes="member: 92363">For those running Premium and using that firewall, what network rules do you set beyond the default &quot;out-of-the-box&quot; ones?I&#039;ve read that it&#039;s best to:Block port 137 i/o UDPBlock port 139 i/o TCPBlock port 5355 i/o UDPBlock ports 137, 138 outbound UDPBlock port 445 outbound TCPAre there others you might add?&nbsp; Are these even advisable rules to set?Also, either way, do you use another OS-level firewall such as Comodo or Simplewall?&nbsp; I read that one or both of these come with suggested network rules which include the above and more.&nbsp; Not sure if I should use one of these instead or just continue to refine the Premium firewall.Lastly, what&#039;s the difference between block inbound/outbound and block packets?&nbsp; Shouldn&#039;t blocking inbound and/or outbound also block packets?&nbsp; Seems redundant but I&#039;m sure I&#039;m missing some understanding.Any thoughts are appreciated!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="always_forever, post: 1059510, member: 92363"] For those running Premium and using that firewall, what network rules do you set beyond the default "out-of-the-box" ones? I've read that it's best to: Block port 137 i/o UDP Block port 139 i/o TCP Block port 5355 i/o UDP Block ports 137, 138 outbound UDP Block port 445 outbound TCP Are there others you might add? Are these even advisable rules to set? Also, either way, do you use another OS-level firewall such as Comodo or Simplewall? I read that one or both of these come with suggested network rules which include the above and more. Not sure if I should use one of these instead or just continue to refine the Premium firewall. Lastly, what's the difference between block inbound/outbound and block packets? Shouldn't blocking inbound and/or outbound also block packets? Seems redundant but I'm sure I'm missing some understanding. Any thoughts are appreciated! [/QUOTE]

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