Re: Zone Alarm and Windows XP Home - Nightmare

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From: Quaoar (quaoar_at_tenthplanet.net)
Date: 04/04/04 

Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2004 22:39:03 -0700

Martin wrote:
> I have a Base PC with windows XP Home. The IP address is 192.168.0.1
> with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. This machine has Zone Alarm Pro
> configured and it starts as a trusted network showing the above
> configurations as 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0. This machine connects to
> the internet the most.
>
> I also have a laptop which plugs into the hub on the same network. I
> do not have a fixed IP address for this machine (though I have tried
> one and I get the same problems). I also have zone alarm Pro on this
> PC as I sometimes connect to the internet using it. The problem is
> that on my network the PC's refuse to talk to one another. I have
> actually got the two talking to each other but the setups I used are
> always lost when one or the other reboots.
>
> I normally bring the base PC up first and then the laptop. The laptop
> always shows the cable as disconnected. I have tried stopping the
> Zone alarm on the Base PC with no luck (the reason for this will be
> seen below).
>
> It is not the cable, the network cards or TCP as it has worked in the
> past.
>
> The other twist to the tale is that ......
> I also connect my laptop to my partners network - she does not have
> Zone Alarm on the base PC - and it connects every time without any
> problem.....So what is it with two zone alarms that REFUSE to talk to
> one another! and the fact that Norton Firewall allows me to connect
> first time - is it time to ditch Zone Alarm for something that
> actually works.......
>
> Help required desperately.....
>
> Thanks in advance.

Really confused about the network setup. As I read your description,
you have both computers connected to a hub. How is the main computer
connected to the DSL modem? Is Internet connection sharing being used
or not - you make no mention? Does the one computer connected to the
internet have two LAN cards?

Q

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