Re: Firewall Settings

From: xumoe (xumoe_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/12/04 

Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 18:42:01 -0700

Thanks for the input. I know about zonealarm and will probably get it. I was just wondering if someone knew which of the boxes needed to be checked, say for, just normal Web browing and utilizinfg the newsgroup, etc. Clearly, when all are unchecked, I cannont do what I am doing now, using IE. However, with Netscape Navigator, I have no problems. On the other hand, when I checked all the boxes, which allows everything listed, I am able to use the newsgroup via IE without a problem. I would have thought I needed Remote Desktop checked, since I am using it, but I never have any problems with RD even when I didn't have it checked. Thanks, again. 

-- 
old.moe
"anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com" wrote:
> OK that's what I thought . . .
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Unchecked. Set to block all.
> >
> >-- 
> >----------------------------------------------------------
> >http://home.comcast.net/~wizardofwhimsy/index.html
> ><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
> news:1b03501c44f65$a3935710$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> >> All should be CHECKED ?  Huh ?
> >> 
> >> 
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >All should be checked unless you have a reason not to.
> >> >
> >> >-- 
> >> >-------------------------------------------------------
> ---
> >> >http://home.comcast.net/~wizardofwhimsy/index.html
> >> >"xumoe" <xumoe@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in 
> >> message news:A85812B5-FED3-4CB6-A0DA-
> >> 761CD7FF8C06@microsoft.com...
> >> >> In control panel under Net Connections on Adv tab I 
> >> have ICF checked to enable the XP Firewall; can someone 
> >> tell me which services under "settings" I can safely 
> >> allow?  When I have all unchecked, IE 6 keeps crashing.
> >> >> -- 
> >> >> old.moe
> >> >.
> >> >
> >.
> >
>

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