Re: Still behind a firewall (home edition sp2)

Are you running anything like NAV 2005 worm protection or MS OneCare Live
Beta? Both of those will block incoming traffic if not configured properly.

What remote control software are you trying to use?

You might look at either UltraVNC (you need TCP Port 5900 open on the
firewall) with its encryption plug-in and XP driver for the host PC...

http://ultravnc.sourceforge.net/

....or LogMeIn as an alternative. LogMeIn works well for me when I remotely
access a sister-in-laws PC running WinME and ZoneAlarm.

http://www.logmein.com

You can test incoming ports and port forwarding by going to the
http://www.canyouseeme.org site...

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"parker" <parker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:3C8043AC-0DA8-4D84-BAB1-B4FD0639EB6D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I am having trouble getting my firewall turned off on my windows xp home
> edition sp2 laptop. I am trying to install a remote desktop server (home
> edition only includes the client). I have uninstalled my zone alarm and
> removed any startup files using msconfig from the run menu. I have turned
> off
> the windows firewall on both the main screen and for each network
> connection.
> I am plugged directly into my cable modem but I it appears I am still
> behind
> a firewall and cant get any ports open. Any idea how to find this
> invisible
> firewall?


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