Re: WindowsXP firewall

From: Eric Cross (encross_at_eudoramail.com)
Date: 02/08/04


Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2004 19:08:23 -0600

Greetings Bob,

Do an online test and check the status of those ports. It is a good way to
check:
https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2

Are you sure you're not running any third party firewall such as NIS, NPF,
or ZA?

____________
Eric

"Bob" <bubu213@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uP3dKsd7DHA.2480@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> The firewall of Windows XP pro is off (in my network advance option) on my
> computer but almost all my ports are blocked. There is no firewall on my
> network. Can someone help me to fix this problem?
>
> Thanks
>
>



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