Re: Port Nunber Windows Firewall

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thanks for your response and
assistance.

i think however, that i may have
found a solution.

as i had mentioned my issue
basically pertained to how to
configure the windows firewall.

what i discovered is that i
could edit the printer & file
sharing line item listed in
the firewall.

the port number 445 is
listed and can be further
edited.

so on my laptop i entered
the address for the pc.

then on the pc i entered the
address for the laptop.

initially, i had not encountered
any errors. so i am not sure
if this modification will be
stable; as i don't network
my pc and laptop on a regular
basis....

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also i had found this page
which gave me some insight:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308127


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"Jim" wrote:


"DbB" <DbB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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hello,

Normally, I connect my laptop to
the pc directly to transfer files
between them.

But i decided to fiddle around with
an old router i had.

i discovered an improve performance
with outlook and the i.e., as they don't
waste anymore time searching for the
host, pwoxy, etc....

it seems with the dsl modem going
through the router, outlook and ie
connect to the internet lickity split.

further, i was able to successful
transfer file between the pc and
the laptop via the router as well.

but i had to turn off the windows
firewall on both machines.

i suppose that if i want to keep the
firewalls turned on, i wuold have
to create a port or something.

by using a third party software, the
port number 445 microsot -ds is
opened and seemingly being used
at this time while my pc is pulling
files off my laptop at this time.

i tried adding this port to the firewall
but was told it is in use at this time
and cannot be added.

can anyone advise me as to what
i need to do on the firewalls to allow
the pc and laptop to connect and
to keep the firewalls on for everything
else?


thanks...
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You setup the firewall such that it passes ICMP packets.
How you do this depends on which firewall you are using.
Jim



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