Are you...

• new to AtGuard, Norton Internet Security, Norton Personal Firewall and rule based firewalls?
• feeling your rule set has gotten out of hand?
• an experienced user looking for ideas on refining their customized rule set?

While there is no "one rule set for everyone", the following information and pages have been put together with the intent of helping AG/NIS/NPF users of all levels understand and customize their rule set. To assist in developing their own unique and custom rule set which will provide the optimum in usability, privacy and security.

Introductory Comments (pg2)
How Firewall Rules Are Processed (pg3)
Types of Alerts (pg4)
Common Internet Services (pg5)
Ephemeral Ports - Temp Range (pg6)
General Configuration Information (pg7)