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Jonathan - 29 Feb 2004 10:45 GMT

Hi I activate my firewall under xp now I cannot connect
to the rest of the computer on my network. I can c them
under network neigh telling me got no rights. I can
browse the net though through a gateway on the net. Do
not have a server got 10 pc's linked together

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anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com - 29 Feb 2004 12:09 GMT

The windows firewall will stop your network from working.
You need to get a 3rd party firewall(like zonealarm or
nortons) and configure it properly for the network.

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>Hi I activate my firewall under xp now I cannot connect
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>not have a server got 10 pc's linked together
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Steve Winograd [MVP] - 29 Feb 2004 13:05 GMT

>Hi I activate my firewall under xp now I cannot connect
>to the rest of the computer on my network. I can c them
>under network neigh telling me got no rights. I can
>browse the net though through a gateway on the net. Do
>not have a server got 10 pc's linked together

By design, XP's Internet Connection Firewall (notice its name) blocks
file and printer sharing. It's for use only on a direct modem
connection to the Internet, not on a local area network connection.
Details here:

Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
http://www.practicallynetworked.com/sharing/xp/ic_firewall.htm

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BobC - 29 Feb 2004 20:29 GMT

> Hi I activate my firewall under xp now I cannot connect
> to the rest of the computer on my network. I can c them
> under network neigh telling me got no rights. I can
> browse the net though through a gateway on the net. Do
> not have a server got 10 pc's linked together

Read XP's Help for ICF. Help clearly states that ICF is intended for use
only on a computer directly connected to the Internet. Use on a LAN
connected computer may cause communications interference on the LAN

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