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88052	2002-10-11 04:31:00	Hi, I quik question. I have 2 PC's n/w. 1 PC has Norton firewall, the other Sygate PF, on the sygate one, i can ping the NF one with no probs, however, on teh NF one, when i ping teh sygate one, it comes up "request timed out" also, i can transfer files from SPF to NF, but not the other way round. My current setting on SPF is "normal", but when i change it to "allow all" EVERY thing works fine (ping, file transfer etc). I have selected yes to both options in SPF about networking... So, is there a way for my network to work with my firewall setting still on Normal? Cheers	fergie (424)
88053	2002-10-11 04:39:00	The "normal" setting will probably protect you "normally" from the WORLD. There will be a way to set up to allow hosts on your local network "192.168.x.y" to have full access. Is there a reason to have a firewall on both? Do both have direct access to the Internet? If not, a firewall on the one which does talk to the world, and a proxy server providing access to the other should be enough protection. I think. ;-)	Graham L (2)
88054	2002-10-11 04:43:00	hi, Yeah - both PC's have direct access to net, and i use net on both PC's. Do you no a way to set it up to allow the local network? i've had a quik look through - couldn't find anything - and i don't no much about N/W's, already have stuffed it once (had to reinstall) so i thought its best to come straight here ;)	fergie (424)
88055	2002-10-11 04:48:00	It will be called "configuration" or "rules" ... but I'm ignorant ... someone who uses those firewalls will be along soon ;-).	Graham L (2)
88056	2002-10-11 10:53:00	Have a look at Options. It appears that it is necessary to put a tick in the Allow others to share my files and printer(s). This should allow you Nortons machine to access the files on Sygate. A more secure method would be to access Advanced Rules and set up a "Rule" or "Rules" specific to your Norton PC. To do this select Add, check the Allow Traffic, select the driver (IP address) in the drop-down menu. On the Hosts page select the MAC address option and enter the MAC address of the Norton PC. You should be able to find the network cards MAC address in System Information,	Gorela (901)
88057	2002-10-11 23:11:00	I haven't use SPF b 4.. but I guess it should have a setting of some sort that allows an individual or a range of IP address to pass thru. If it has, just type in the IP add of the Norton Machine.	mashimaro (2168)
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