XP firewall and home network

Posted: 12-02-2003, 03:01 PM

Roger Rabbit

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I have a wireless home network, three systems, cable modem with a linksys wireless router. All systems see and talk to each other; however, if I turn on XP firewall then my systems won't allow access to each other.

How do I work around this?

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Jupiter Jones [MVP]

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Re: XP firewall and home network

Posted: 12-02-2003, 04:07 PM

Roger;
You need a 3rd party firewall.
Internet Connection Firewall is not designed for a home or business
network.
It is intended to protect a stand alone computer.
Here are other choices, some free:
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/firewall.htm

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"Roger Rabbit" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I have a wireless home network, three systems, cable modem with a

linksys wireless router. All systems see and talk to each other;
however, if I turn on XP firewall then my systems won't allow access
to each other.

>
> How do I work around this?

David Beder [MSFT]

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Re: XP firewall and home network

Posted: 12-03-2003, 08:54 AM

what sorts of things do you need to be accessible? you might get away with
simply opening up the ports for file and printer sharing and upnp. if you've
got some more advanced applications, this might not be enough.

unfortunately off the top of my head I don't recall the exact port numbers
but I'm sure you can find them on the web, maybe even on microsoft.com

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"Roger Rabbit" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FCA16AC2-C05A-4FF2-B832-6313608C3625@microsoft.com...

> I have a wireless home network, three systems, cable modem with a linksys

wireless router. All systems see and talk to each other; however, if I turn
on XP firewall then my systems won't allow access to each other.

>
> How do I work around this?

Curtis Clay III [MSFT]

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RE: XP firewall and home network

Posted: 12-03-2003, 03:20 PM

Hello,
You cannot open ports on ICF for file and printer sharing. The interface
has a liminted number of available options. The suggestion to have a
trirdparty firewall software installed is the best option for a wireless
network.

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David Beder [MSFT]

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Re: XP firewall and home network

Posted: 12-11-2003, 09:18 AM

Tracked them down.
TCP 139, TCP 445, UDP 137, UDP 138

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"David Beder [MSFT]" <dbeder@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> what sorts of things do you need to be accessible? you might get away with
> simply opening up the ports for file and printer sharing and upnp. if
> you've
> got some more advanced applications, this might not be enough.
>
> unfortunately off the top of my head I don't recall the exact port numbers
> but I'm sure you can find them on the web, maybe even on microsoft.com
>
> --
> David
> Microsoft Windows Networking
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>
>
> "Roger Rabbit" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:FCA16AC2-C05A-4FF2-B832-6313608C3625@microsoft.com...
>> I have a wireless home network, three systems, cable modem with a linksys
> wireless router. All systems see and talk to each other; however, if I
> turn
> on XP firewall then my systems won't allow access to each other.
>>
>> How do I work around this?
>
>

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