network zone has 'public' checkbox, what does it really do?

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hello and thanks for reading this.
comodo is great stuff, really it has a paranoia mode ;D.

for ‘network security policy’, when adding a new network zone there is a checkbox labeled ‘public’.
the manual from webpage: Comodo Internet Security Network Zones, Network Connection | CIS v6.2| COMODO
states “Select the checkbox ‘Public Network’ if you are defining a network zone for a network in a public place, for example, when you are connecting to a Wi-Fi network at an airport, restaurant etc., so that Comodo Firewall will optimize the configuration accordingly.”

i have enabled and disabled it ovre and over, looking for resultant changes in comodo configuration but i could not find any.
i would love to know what comodo does to ‘optimize’ the configuration.

thanks

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Check the Firewall Global Rules; these should change for Public / Local networks. Also, some rules have a block for NOT in a Trusted network so just defining a different network as Public ( or Not Trusted ) would make that rule apply but the rules would not have to be added or removed per se.

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The only real use for the check box are the alerts generated by the firewall when you connect to a network marked as public. If you use Trustconnect it gives you an opportunity to make sure you’re encrypted.

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i will take another look at the global rules as i experiment with that checkbox’s functionality.

thanks