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The user inquires about how to configure a program to prevent it from accessing the internet on an XP machine. Respondents recommend disconnecting the machine from the internet entirely due to security vulnerabilities and suggest that using software or hardware firewalls is more complex and less reliable for such an outdated system. Overall, they advise avoiding internet connection on XP machines for security reasons rather than focusing on detailed firewall configurations.
The user inquires about how to configure a program to prevent it from accessing the internet on an XP machine. Respondents recommend disconnecting the machine from the internet entirely due to security vulnerabilities and suggest that using software or hardware firewalls is more complex and less reliable for such an outdated system. Overall, they advise avoiding internet connection on XP machines for security reasons rather than focusing on detailed firewall configurations.
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I concur with Neemo on this one. Not connecting to the Internet at all with this machine is going to be a lot easier than trying to configure either a software firewall from Norton or someone else, or a hardware firewall like a modem/router combo unit or Wi-Fi router, which takes much more networking skill to do. And even then, unless you're a professional, you're unlikely to close up all the holes are your home network to keep hackers out of an XP system.
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