Firewall & File Sharing - XP Pro

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From: Barb (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 04/21/04 

Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 10:02:02 -0700

I have two XP Pro machines that are hubbed together and
then to RR ISP through a cable modem. Each has pleant of
CPU power and memory.
 
I have been working on File Sharing bewtween the systems
with the firewall enabled. If I disable the firewall, I
can see the Workgroup and Shared files quickly, but I
wanted to be able to enable the firewall.

I did get this to work by assigning file and print
sharing ports in the Properties on "View Network
Connections", Advanced Tab, Enable Firewall, Setting
Button. But the Workgroup and connections display way too
slow. I wonder if I have things configured properly.

This is what ports I assigned to the Services GUI...

File Sharing TCP Ports 138 & 445 (external & internal)
File Sharing UDP Ports 137, 138 & 445 (external &
internal). I am not sure if all of these ports should
have been assigned.

I also installed the Client for MS Network & Netware and
the File Sharing & Service Advertising Protocol modules
that show up on the General Tab of Local Area.

Ilke I said, I can file share now, but it is so very slow
to bring up these shared connections that I think I may
have something incorrect.

Any ideas? And thanks in advance for your time.

BJ

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