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  1. Decopi
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    Windows 11: What processes necessarily need connection or access to the network?

    Thank you @tnodir. @TairikuOkami, please, on same question: If I well understood, 127.0.01, [::1], 255.255.255.255, [ff02::1:2] etc are internal...
    Post by: Decopi, May 22, 2022 in forum: other firewalls
  2. Decopi
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    Windows 11: What processes necessarily need connection or access to the network?

    Hi @tnodir, My goal is to harden privacy/security firewall (software), using a minimalist setup with the best possible result: 1) Deny all...
    Post by: Decopi, May 22, 2022 in forum: other firewalls
  3. Decopi
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    Windows 11: What processes necessarily need connection or access to the network?

    Thank you @TairikuOkami for your great explanations, links and codes. With regards to what I call "Remote Addresses" 127.0.01, [::1],...
    Post by: Decopi, May 21, 2022 in forum: other firewalls
  4. Decopi
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    Windows 11: What processes necessarily need connection or access to the network?

    Understood. Thank you @TairikuOkami . Please I'll appreciate a lot if by chance you can answer the last part of my question: 127.0.01, or [::1],...
    Post by: Decopi, May 21, 2022 in forum: other firewalls
  5. Decopi
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    Windows 11: What processes necessarily need connection or access to the network?

    Great! I'll keep only 465. Thank you. Wow, coming from you, your opinion means a lot for me. Thank you. Final question (I promise!): Firefox is...
    Post by: Decopi, May 21, 2022 in forum: other firewalls
  6. Decopi
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    Windows 11: What processes necessarily need connection or access to the network?

    Understood. Thank you. My second approach (please see my previous message) was suggested to me (in other forum) by "an expert" in firewall rules....
    Post by: Decopi, May 21, 2022 in forum: other firewalls
  7. Decopi
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    Windows 11: What processes necessarily need connection or access to the network?

    Hi @TairikuOkami , Firstly and just remembering, my firewall software gold rule is "deny everything" by default. Few Windows processes (Windows...
    Post by: Decopi, May 21, 2022 in forum: other firewalls
  8. Decopi
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    Windows 11: What processes necessarily need connection or access to the network?

    Thank you for your help. I would say that I need steps to achieve what I want. My first step is to define if I'm going to use DNS-client enabled...
    Post by: Decopi, May 19, 2022 in forum: other firewalls
  9. Decopi
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    Windows 11: What processes necessarily need connection or access to the network?

    I'm working with a group of users in different countries, so I can't use IPs in firewall rules. I can use only protocols, in, out, port and...
    Post by: Decopi, May 19, 2022 in forum: other firewalls
  10. Decopi
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    Windows 11: What processes necessarily need connection or access to the network?

    As explained in previous comments, the goal here is not to use firewall rules as the "ultimate antivirus/antimalware". My intention is to use...
    Post by: Decopi, May 19, 2022 in forum: other firewalls
  11. Decopi
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    Windows 11: What processes necessarily need connection or access to the network?

    I use DNSCrypt, but unfortunately lot of programs request lot of different UDP in, out, ports etc. But again, in my case this happens only with...
    Post by: Decopi, May 19, 2022 in forum: other firewalls
  12. Decopi
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    Windows 11: What processes necessarily need connection or access to the network?

    Exactly! Many years ago DNS-client was useful as dns cache. Nowadays isn't needed anymore. And it became a privacy issue. Exactly, again! Many...
    Post by: Decopi, May 18, 2022 in forum: other firewalls
  13. Decopi
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    Windows 11: What processes necessarily need connection or access to the network?

    At present moment I'm testing different firewall software but with Windows DNS-client service disabled. I don't know "why", but empirically...
    Post by: Decopi, May 18, 2022 in forum: other firewalls
  14. Decopi
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    Windows 11: What processes necessarily need connection or access to the network?

    Please don't ask me "why" but depending on the firewall software, svchost needs TCP/UDP settings, otherwise apps/programs do not start. Also,...
    Post by: Decopi, May 13, 2022 in forum: other firewalls
  15. Decopi
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    Windows 11: What processes necessarily need connection or access to the network?

    Great help. Thank you! Of course, I can't use your settings, but thanks to your explanation now I have a better understanding of your logic. So,...
    Post by: Decopi, May 11, 2022 in forum: other firewalls
  16. Decopi
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    Windows 11: What processes necessarily need connection or access to the network?

    Please if possible, I still would like to receive your answer to my message Apr 27, 2022. As I wrote that day, I have the feeling you're the...
    Post by: Decopi, May 11, 2022 in forum: other firewalls
  17. Decopi
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    Windows 11: What processes necessarily need connection or access to the network?

    Thank you always for your help. On my tests, once the firewall software is set to "block all", and after allowing network access only to few...
    Post by: Decopi, May 10, 2022 in forum: other firewalls
  18. Decopi
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    Windows 11: What processes necessarily need connection or access to the network?

    Thanks!
    Post by: Decopi, Apr 29, 2022 in forum: other firewalls
  19. Decopi
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    Windows 11: What processes necessarily need connection or access to the network?

    I am a Physicist, I have good computer skills, I work with a large group of colleagues, and for reasons not worth addressing now, we need strong...
    Post by: Decopi, Apr 27, 2022 in forum: other firewalls
  20. Decopi
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    Windows 11: What processes necessarily need connection or access to the network?

    Bottom line... you're right. But in real world you must be prepared to interact with a majority of users that have Windows. This is the case of my...
    Post by: Decopi, Apr 27, 2022 in forum: other firewalls
  21. Decopi
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    Windows 11: What processes necessarily need connection or access to the network?

    Yeap, these are 3 alternatives... and I'm analyzing/testing all of them + another (several) similar software. Thank you both for your help.
    Post by: Decopi, Apr 27, 2022 in forum: other firewalls
  22. Decopi
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    Windows 11: What processes necessarily need connection or access to the network?

    Thanks again for your replay. My challenge is to find a 100% pure firewall (Windows Firewall or third-party firewall software), minimalist...
    Post by: Decopi, Apr 27, 2022 in forum: other firewalls
  23. Decopi
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    Windows 11: What processes necessarily need connection or access to the network?

    Yeap! And this is good for privacy. But the focus of my question is security.
    Post by: Decopi, Apr 27, 2022 in forum: other firewalls
  24. Decopi
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    Windows 11: What processes necessarily need connection or access to the network?

    True. But as I said, hardening firewall is not for average users, and it's ton of work if you have lot of different devices. That said, before...
    Post by: Decopi, Apr 27, 2022 in forum: other firewalls
  25. Decopi
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    Windows 11: What processes necessarily need connection or access to the network?

    Thanks. After asking lot of people, and after receiving lot of help, the conclusion seems to be that limiting internet/network access to...
    Post by: Decopi, Apr 26, 2022 in forum: other firewalls
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