Re: XP Firewall inquiry

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rock <1940@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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I have XP pro SP2 and have just noticed that my MS Firewall is not
on.

I tried to put it on but it said I had Group Policy On.

I am the only admin and set it all up myself.

This business box accesses a LAN and a Gateway Router and is on
the internet most of the day as a web designer.

It accesses and is accessed by others on the LAN.


Just wondered if I need to have it differently.

Thanks

rock

If group policy has it turned off, then you will need to use the group
policy editor to turn it on.

Start -> Run -> "gpedit.msc"

Then look under:
Computer configuration -> Administrative Templates ->Network ->
Network Connections -> Windows Firewall ->
Then Domain Profile or Standard Profile as applicable.

HTH,
John
.

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