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| 225134 | 2004-03-25 10:18:00 | PJ on Sigma/XP m/c Maryann on Dell/98se, networking & OK. BUT. With XP firewall off & Sygate Free version ON, 98se can access the internet but cannot get into Sigma/XP files & folders. If I turn Sygate OFF, after a few seconds, 98se CAN access XP. Working with the firewalls off means we are getting more rubbish coming thro' that Xtra is not catching. I dont want no firewall protection. Sygate says it works with "Networking". I have had a look thro' Sygate but all seems ok... Any advice, folks?? PJ |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 225135 | 2004-03-25 10:36:00 | Not sure I follow you entirely Poppa, and I am using the SPF Pro version but if you go to SPF and select Advanced Rules in the pro version you can write a rule that allows specified IP addresses to access each computer on the network. Go Advanced Rules, Add, then select Hosts. You can insert the IP addresses for each of the computers in your network, or state a range with the lowest address and the upper address separated by a hyphen. That will cover any addresses in between. IIRC, the default is to block traffic from those addresses when you set up the rule. I think you might have to specify allow traffic. Hope that is the same in the free version. I can't recall, sorry. |
John H (8) | ||
| 225136 | 2004-03-25 10:47:00 | John H.. Had a quick look at what you suggest. Looks a bit complicated on the screen. Will have another look in the morning when I am more awake. Thanks PJ | Poppa John (284) | ||
| 225137 | 2004-03-25 11:02:00 | Yeah, I know the feeling. On your computer, go to SPF in the task bar, and select Advanced Rules. Click Add. Then select the General tab, and give the rule a name (e.g My Dearly Beloved or SWMBO depending...). Under Action (still under the General tab), check "Allow this traffic". Then select the Hosts tab, and check the box "IP addresses", and add whatever Mary Anne's computer IP address is - eg 192.168.1.3 Then check the way the rule is described - it should say something like: Rule Summary: "This rule will allow both incoming and outgoing traffic from/to IP address(es) 192.168.1.3 on all ports and protocols. This rule will be applied to all network interface cards." Adjust it if it says it will block the traffic (go to General tab and see if you have checked "Allow this traffic". Then click OK to get out and another OK to save the rule. Then go to Mary Anne's computer and do the same thing, except you insert the IP address of your computer. It is fairly intuitive Poppa John. If I can do it, you can!!!!!!!!!!! |
John H (8) | ||
| 225138 | 2004-03-25 11:42:00 | Hello John H I see you are making suggestions re my little 98 :O :_| Poor little 98...it's only just recovered from the last "adjustment" my dear PJ made to it. Oh woe!! He is tucked up in bed now, but will no doubt "sally forth" tomorrow, full of enthusiasm and "FIX" the firewall prob with your suggestions. B-) Thanks.....I hope!! Maryann ( thinks "can I go through this again?" ) :( ;) |
Maryann (2010) | ||
| 225139 | 2004-03-25 12:18:00 | most firewalls have a optoin to enable windows networking. however another way around it is to simply not use tcp/ip for windows networking. it has the bonus of getting around a few of the networking problems 9x/me has. |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 225140 | 2004-03-27 09:48:00 | Hi folks. We have not resolved this problem. Both a bit off colour at the moment, free flu jabs (anti-virus!!!) working. Will try again in a couple of days. Followed instructions but must be doing something wrong still PJ | Poppa John (284) | ||
| 225141 | 2004-03-27 11:39:00 | > Working with the firewalls off means we are getting > more rubbish coming thro' that Xtra is not catching. Can you explain this statement? I'm unclear of your meaning. |
whiskeytangofoxtrot (438) | ||
| 225142 | 2004-03-28 09:20:00 | W T F. We are on Xtra & most spam is stopped by them. But with both firewalls off we seem to be getting more junk mail as in viagra & various pills & potions that would make one a super something. Are allso picking up more data trawlers with Ad Aware. Coincidence??? PJ | Poppa John (284) | ||
| 225143 | 2004-03-28 09:51:00 | PJ, a firewall cannot be set or used to "block" spam emails. You have "asked the PC" to download the emails, therefore a firewall will allow it. A firewall does not interrogate the contents of the email. A firewall may help for some push type adware, but in general your system would need to have been compromised with adware applications first before the Adware would be "pushed"onto your system (but I may be out of date here). I do worry about just where you have been surfing while Maryann is not looking... :) |
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