Symantec Norton Personal Firewall 2003, User Manual

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Guarding against intrusion attempts
Customize firewall rules
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Select the ports the rule should monitor. Your options are:
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Click Next .
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Choose if and how you want Norton Personal Firewall to track this
rule. Your options are:
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Click Next .
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In the What do you want to call this rule? text box, type a name for
this rule.
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Click Next .
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Review the new rule settings, then click Finish .
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When you have finished adding rules, click OK .
Change an existing firewall rule
You can change firewall rules if they are not functioning the way that you
want.
All types of
communications (all
ports) The rule applies to communications using any port.
Only the types of
communications or
ports listed below The rule applies to the ports listed. You can add ports
to, or remove ports from, the list.
Do not track this rule No record of the actions of this rule is made.
Create an Event Log
entry An entry is created in the firewall Event Log when a
network communication event matches this rule.
Notify me with an
Alert Tracker
message An Alert Tracker message appears when a network
communication event matches this rule.
Display Security Alert A Security Alert dialog box appears when a network
communication event matches this rule.