diff --git a/hosts/default/configuration.nix b/hosts/default/configuration.nix
index fcb37a6..9ef43bd 100644
--- a/hosts/default/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/default/configuration.nix
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@
   #networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ 9003 ];
 
   networking.firewall = {
+    enable = true;
     allowedTCPPorts = [ 9003 ];
     allowedUDPPorts = [ 51820 ];
     # if packets are still dropped, they will show up in dmesg
@@ -249,7 +250,6 @@
     libreoffice-qt # libreoffice - qt is best for KDE
     hunspell # spell checking
     hunspellDicts.en_US # spell check dictionary
-    #corectl # this doesn't exist????
     magic-wormhole # transfer files with ease
     screen # terminal multiplexer...from GNU
     gnumake # build automation tool
@@ -459,12 +459,6 @@
 
   programs.steam.gamescopeSession.enable = true;
 
-  # Open ports in the firewall.
-  # networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ ... ];
-  # networking.firewall.allowedUDPPorts = [ ... ];
-  # Or disable the firewall altogether.
-  # networking.firewall.enable = false;
-
   # This value determines the NixOS release from which the default
   # settings for stateful data, like file locations and database versions
   # on your system were taken. It‘s perfectly fine and recommended to leave