Re: ICF and File Sharing

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From: Alex Nichol (alexn.mvpdts_at_ntlworld.delete.com)
Date: 05/22/04 

Date: Sat, 22 May 2004 19:15:52 +0100

Krygim wrote:

>Will it be possible to enable File Sharing after I have turned on Windows
>XP's built-in firewall?

Normally you should only have the firewall active on the connection that
goes out to the internet, and not on ones between machines of the local
network. If you run the local net through a router that should supply
the firewall to the internet 

-- 
Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies)
Bournemouth, U.K.  Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)

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