Re: WinXP Home SP1 question



On Mon, 01 May 2006 08:34:06 -0700, Chuck <none@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Mon, 01 May 2006 11:02:51 -0400, Brian <unisaw@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


I've got a question.

I'm running WinXP Home Service Pack 1 here on 3 machines, all of which go through a D-Link
DI-604 Router. I have read that it's a good Idea to run a software firewall as well as the NAT
hardware firewall. My problem is when I turn on the WinXP built in firewall, the computer
dis-appears from my home network which I'm sure is what it's supose to do. How can I run
the XP firewall and still be seen on my home lan ???? Thanks in advance..........

Brian

Brian,

If you have multiple computers, running a personal ("software") firewall on each
makes good sense. But you do have to configure the firewall properly, so
Windows Networking (file sharing, browsing "my home network") can work.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/12/windows-firewall-and-windows.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/12/windows-firewall-and-windows.html

Chuck,

Please re-read my message, it clearly states Service Pack . The links are for Service Pack 2 !!!!!

Thanks
Brian
.



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