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Internet Connection Firewall Feature Overview

Overview Internet Connection Firewall (ICF) provides baseline intrusion prevention functionality to computers running Microsoft Windows XP or Windows XP with Service Pack 1 (SP1). It is designed for computers directly connected to a public network as well as computers that are part of a home network when used with Internet Connection Sharing. This paper describes the features and functionality of ICF, highlights the API set, and answers common questions. In Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), ICF has been replaced with Windows Firewall.

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Publisher	Microsoft	File Format	HTML
Date Published	September 2001
Format	White Papers
Topics	Firewalls

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