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Don't use the built-in firewall on Server. &nbsp;Unless you know every exception you need for domain communication you should simply turn it off.<br />
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As long as your perimeter is secure then there isn't a lot of risk.<br />
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Don't use the built-in firewall on Server.  Unless you know every exception you need for domain communication you should simply turn it off.

As long as your perimeter is secure then there isn't a lot of risk.



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don't you think if I open it &nbsp;to the internet world , there will be every possibility of hacking the system. Is there any other firewall i could use other than the built-in one? &nbsp;if so please let me know the software ...<br />
Thanks
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don't you think if I open it  to the internet world , there will be every possibility of hacking the system. Is there any other firewall i could use other than the built-in one?  if so please let me know the software ...
Thanks

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You could use an external firewall, such as one which is built into a router. &nbsp;This way, the internet traffic passes through the router and firewall before it reaches your interal network, or server. &nbsp;Thus, your server will still be protected when you turn off your windows firewall, and will decrease your login time.
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You could use an external firewall, such as one which is built into a router.  This way, the internet traffic passes through the router and firewall before it reaches your interal network, or server.  Thus, your server will still be protected when you turn off your windows firewall, and will decrease your login time.

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Hi experts,<br />
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When i turn off the firewall the login seems to work very fast. But when i turn it on , it takes 3 to 4 mins to login. &nbsp;The windows xp workstations are in the domain of the wndows 2003 server. it takes huge time to authenticate when i switch on the firewall. I would be happy if you guys could give me some ideas.<br />
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Thanks,<br />
Sundeep.
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Hi experts,

When i turn off the firewall the login seems to work very fast. But when i turn it on , it takes 3 to 4 mins to login.  The windows xp workstations are in the domain of the wndows 2003 server. it takes huge time to authenticate when i switch on the firewall. I would be happy if you guys could give me some ideas.

Thanks,
Sundeep.

firewall on the windows 2003 server makes windows xp workstation to login slowly

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).