thanks for that link - that was a nice leisurely read - decided to skim the whole god damn manual! (btw there is no page 284)
ok - i confirm I have the security slider bar on "high" and discovered it is possible to create a custom shared folder so it doesn't share my while drive or home folder.
i can also see Shared Networking is done via NAT.
ok i think i answered my own question - I assume the best use of a Windows firewall even with Shared Networking is to monitor what data is coming in and out of the system via the Internet.
Last edited: Jun 11, 2008