I'm a complete noob regarding Windows firewall software. While I've had a firewall for years, I've always used a Linux box as a firewall. The Linux box protects the rest of my network & I just disable the firewall on machines behind it. Since up until now I've only had desktops (well, actually dual CPU workstations in tower/pedestal cases next to my desk...) I haven't had any need for anything else.
I've just gotten my first laptop- a Toshiba Tecra M7 tablet. I'd like to be able to configure the machine to not use a firewall on certain "safe" networks and enable it on any other network I haven't marked as "safe". Mostly this just applies to wireless networks, as I don't expect to be using a wired connection much away from home or work.
Does anyone know of a firewall product that can do something like this?
I've just gotten my first laptop- a Toshiba Tecra M7 tablet. I'd like to be able to configure the machine to not use a firewall on certain "safe" networks and enable it on any other network I haven't marked as "safe". Mostly this just applies to wireless networks, as I don't expect to be using a wired connection much away from home or work.
Does anyone know of a firewall product that can do something like this?