XP Firewall

anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 03/23/04 

Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 11:49:24 -0800

It shouldn't if I open those ports. I want
to use the XP firewall and I would appreciate
any help I can get.

>-----Original Message-----
>Get a third party firewall, like zonealarm(free) or
>nortons internet security.
>Windows xp firewall will stop network conenctions.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>I know the following ports need to be opened for ICF to
>>work for file and printer sharing. However, I'm not
sure
>>exactly how to go about this.
>>
>>Here are the ports I need to open:
>>
>>UDP ports: 137, 138, and 445
>>TCP ports: 139 and 445
>>
>>However, when I right-click the LAN properties and
click
>>the Advanced tab, check "Protect my computer and
>>network...", click Settings, and then click "Add" to
open
>>the ports I don't know where to enter these port
numbers.
>>
>>When I click Add, I see Description of service, name or
>>ip address, External port for this service, and
internal
>>port for this service and two radio buttons for TCP and
>>UDP.
>>
>>Exactly how do I go about this???
>>.
>>
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