Snort as Firewall (WinXP)

Has anyone here ever tried using Snort as a firewall, particularly on a
Windows box?  I was toying around with the idea of using it as a
firewall for my laptop (not an enterprise).

> From what I've read, a couple people have tried, but most people were of
the opinion to use Snort as an IDS, and have a separate firewall.

If anyone has done it, do you recommend it? Why/why not?
For those who are against using it as a firewall, again, why?

Thanks for the input.
-- 
Neil.
http://voidfx.net
"Lord, grant me the strength to accept the things I cannot change, the
courage to try to change the things I can, and the wisdom to hide the
bodies of the people I had to kill because they pissed me off."
--Anonymous


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