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| 167937 | 2003-08-15 00:46:00 | I have three computers networked and connected to a router (one with XP Prof, one with XP Home and one with Win98) for Jetstream. My questions are should I activate XP's built in firewall as well? If so, where are the settings and how do I go about it? Do both Prof and Home have firewalls, and would I need to activate firewalls in both computers or just the one? I have applied the MS03-026 patch on both XP machines. Thanks Oxie (Lyn) |
Oxie (1318) | ||
| 167938 | 2003-08-15 01:29:00 | Does your router use NAT (Network Address Translation)? If so you are reasonably well "hidden" from anyone trying to gain access, but it costs nothing to activate it. I am similarly configured here, 4 PCs and a printer behind an ADSL router and I don't use the XP firewall as it periodically (and unexplainably) starts blocking network printer traffic. |
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| 167939 | 2003-08-15 01:54:00 | Godfather Thanks for that. Yes, I have a DSL-504 D-Link Router that uses NAT. Unless others advise to activate XP's firewall I will take your advice and leave it unactivated - I don't want to experience problems with the network/printer traffic. Thanks Oxie (Lyn) |
Oxie (1318) | ||
| 167940 | 2003-08-15 09:55:00 | your nat will be ok stopping a lot of incoming but you have nothing stopping anything outgoing. i suggest installing a decent software firewall. | tweak'e (174) | ||
| 167941 | 2003-08-15 10:25:00 | Do not turn on XP Pro ICF (Internet Connection Firewall) as it impedes of your ability to contact other network machines. The advice I got was to install the patch and to buy a router with an inbuilt firewall. I have XP Pro and Windows 98 SE on a LAN. I trust this helps. Tom Cranney |
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| 167942 | 2003-08-15 11:31:00 | I've had trouble with the XP firewall with some of the applications that I like to run. Not that I have tried to tweak it at all. I'm on dialup. | -=JM=- (16) | ||
| 167943 | 2003-08-15 23:34:00 | Thanks for your comments . So far I have left the XP firewall off and the router combined with the patch seem to be doing their job . Is anyone else using a router with NAT and have the XP firewall enabled? If so, could you please advise whether there are problems with it or if you are pleased with the results . Thanks Oxie |
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