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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1611421"><p>The reason the software firewall is off by default is because you are already behind a superior hardware firewall: your router.</p><p></p><p>The software firewall is simply there for the convenience of those who find themselves in a situation where they do not have a hardware firewall, an increasingly rare happenstance these days.</p><p></p><p>Most users also have a shockingly poor grasp on what a firewall does and doesn't do, which adds to the confusion. Simply put, it would be unusual to ever feel that you need to employ the software firewall, just as it would be unusual to feel the need to invoke the root user; but as in the latter situation, it's nice that it is there when you do, in fact, need it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1611421"] The reason the software firewall is off by default is because you are already behind a superior hardware firewall: your router. The software firewall is simply there for the convenience of those who find themselves in a situation where they do not have a hardware firewall, an increasingly rare happenstance these days. Most users also have a shockingly poor grasp on what a firewall does and doesn't do, which adds to the confusion. Simply put, it would be unusual to ever feel that you need to employ the software firewall, just as it would be unusual to feel the need to invoke the root user; but as in the latter situation, it's nice that it is there when you do, in fact, need it. [/QUOTE]
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