Re: Firewall

From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers_at_nospamcableone.net)
Date: 02/18/04 

Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 20:01:56 -0700

Greetings --

    WinXP's built-in firewall, in particular, is not designed to be
used on internal LAN connections. The _only_ connection on which you
should have ICF enabled is the direct connection to the Internet.

Internet Firewalls Can Prevent Browsing and File Sharing
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;298804

Bruce Chambers 

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"Drew" <drew@home.net> wrote in message 
news:%23QSClmc9DHA.2560@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hello -
>
> I have a home network with three computers connected to the internet 
> thru a
> router.  One computer is running WinME, one Win98, and the latest 
> WinXP.
>
> Should I install the firewall in WinXP?  will it cause any problems 
> on the
> network?
>
> Thanks
>
> Drew
>
>

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