Software firewall on host effect guest? (bridge network)

[Albeck]

Hi,

A point that is not really clear for me, so i have to ask.
I have a software firewall on my hostsystem running (norton internet security), my Guest systems are connected over a bridged network interface.
So i wonder if the geust will bypass the firewall or does the traffic of the guest will also be fillterd by the firewall?

Tanks for your opinions and information, Albeck

[BillG]

Firewall software on the host should not have any effect on the guest. The filter driver which separates host traffic from guest traffic operates at a very low level. Firewalls only operate at the protocol level. A firewall in the host OS should never see any traffic adressed to the guest.