Shutting down firewall to boost CPU efficiency... and the tradeoff.

[KaHNZa]

Don't totally dis software firewalls. Properly configured they can be very effective. Even moreso than a hardware firewall because they can filter outgoing stuff aswell.

 

[Schalldampfer]

So you're telling me no one tracks IP addresses? Hmm... I guess I was under the wrong impression, then.