Sams Teach Yourself Windows® Server 2008 in 24 Hours

Chapter 21. Working with the Windows Firewall and IPSec

What You’ll Learn in This Hour:

• Understanding the Windows Firewall

• Configuring the Windows Firewall

• Configuring The Windows Firewall Properties

• Understanding Windows Firewall Rules

• Creating Windows Firewall Rules

• Working with Connection Security Rules

• Understanding IPSec

Protecting your network from outside attack is extremely important; particularly in situations where your private network is connected to a public network—the Internet. Windows Server 2008 provides a number of strategies for protecting your network data and this hour takes a look at the basics of working with the Windows Firewall and IPSec (IP Security Protocol).

Understanding the Windows Firewall

A firewall is best defined as hardware ...