RE: Updates changed network settings

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Jonah, Unk,

Turns out it was SP2 being on only one machine causing the problem. After I
installed SP2 on the client machine they're connected again even with
Firewall enabled on both machines.

Since I'm using a NetGear wireless router which has the built-in Firewall as
Unk stated, do I still need to have the WinXP Firewall enabled?

It appears that both Firewalls are working well together as I have not
recieved any error messages and both machines are networked and working fine.

-AKA

"AKA Spawn" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have a wireless network between two computers that share files and
> printers. Everything worked fine until after I installed updates from
> microsoft which enabled the Microsoft Internet Firewall.
>
> If the Firewall is ENABLED and I select "View Workgroup Computers", only one
> computer is listed. If the Firewall is DISABLED, they both show up in the
> list.
>
> Since I have WEP encryption enabled between the two machines, do I even need
> to have a firewall enabled?
>
> Also, how can I setup Firewall that allows both computers to share resources!
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
.



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