| Forum Home | ||||
| Press F1 | ||||
| Thread ID: 90032 | 2008-05-20 08:55:00 | Windows Firewall telling porkies | Espresso_Addict (8458) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 671093 | 2008-05-20 08:55:00 | Evening All, I want to turn the widows firewall 'off' on a laptop I have. I open security centre and it tells me the firewall is 'on', yet when I click the link to turn it off, it tells me its already off. I can't connect to my network with it on and I can't turn it off......typical windows.....any suggestions Xp pro sp2 Cheers Grant |
Espresso_Addict (8458) | ||
| 671094 | 2008-05-20 09:00:00 | Half the time the security centre doesn't know whats going on - had that many times says the firewalls not installed then its almost as if it goes - hold on yes it is . :lol: Any way - try this, Click start/control Panel, make sure you are in "classic view", NOT category View ( top left of control panel window) double click the firewall and select OFF. Click OK |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 671095 | 2008-05-20 09:00:00 | You sure you havent got another firewall?? Is XP's firewall file sharing option ticked? I doubt XP's firewall would stop you connecting to your network . Its not that great . Did you create and share a folder? Is the workgroup name the same as the other PC's? |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 671096 | 2008-05-20 09:17:00 | Thanks Wainuitech, but thats the problem. its already showing of and on a the same time | Espresso_Addict (8458) | ||
| 671097 | 2008-05-20 09:23:00 | Speedy, I have kaspersky 7.0 internet security installed on all 4 of my computers. 3 can be seen on the network but not the laptop. File sharing is selected |
Espresso_Addict (8458) | ||
| 671098 | 2008-05-20 09:25:00 | The only thing I'm not sure about is your question re creating and sharing a folder | Espresso_Addict (8458) | ||
| 671099 | 2008-05-20 09:33:00 | make sure the laptop is on the same workgroup - right click My Computer/Computer Name Tab / look and see that its the same as the others, if Not then click the Change Button, down the bottom change it what ever the others are. | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 671100 | 2008-05-20 09:39:00 | It is on the same workgroup. I can ping the laptop and it can ping my desktop. I have shared folders on both systems. I'm wondering if it has something to do with the Dynalink switch there both connected too |
Espresso_Addict (8458) | ||
| 671101 | 2008-05-20 10:42:00 | bump | Espresso_Addict (8458) | ||
| 671102 | 2008-05-20 11:28:00 | It is on the same workgroup. I can ping the laptop and it can ping my desktop. I have shared folders on both systems. I'm wondering if it has something to do with the Dynalink switch there both connected too Generally Not, if you can ping one another the packets are getting through. What you may like to try, is disable or even remove the kaspersky 7.0 internet security on the laptop- this will then confirm or deny if its the kaspersky software causing problems. A couple of days ago there was another thread with similar problems, But kerio software , I Installed it on a workshop PC and replicated the problem, BUT even though all the settings were set as suggested by the manufacture it wouldn't share - removed the software and worked perfectly. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1 | |||||