McAfee Firewall
Refining conditions
After you select the primary function for the rule, you can further refine the rule by checking the check boxes for any or all of the communication characteristics:
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w | direction | w | protocols |
w | domain names | w | remote ports |
w | IP addresses | w | local ports |
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To customize the refinement condition, click [click here to select]. Depending upon the communication characteristics selected, various dialog and text boxes display. For example, if the custom rule states “Block this program from communicating and the IP address is,” then an Add/Edit rule text displays allowing you to enter an IP address. Similarly, if you want to block a program from communicating by protocol, an Edit Protocols dialog displays.
To save your changes, click OK.
System configuration
Your computer’s operating system performs many types of network communication without reporting directly to you. McAfee Firewall lets you explicitly allow or block different system functions. Settings may be different for each network device, since a computer, for example, can be connected to an internal network as well as having a
Use the steps below to control your System settings.
1From the Advanced Task list, select Configure network adapters.
2From the Configure Network Adapter Settings screen, select the adapter you want to configure and click Adapter Settings to view or change the properties of this adapter.
Result: The Properties sheet for the selected network adapter displays.
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