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Vinay - 20 Feb 2006 05:19 GMT

I have windows XP with Norton Internt Security. I have disabled the Windows
Firewall and only use the Norton's Firewall. I am facing problem with port
forwarding.

I have setup my router for portforwarding to my static IP. But it does not
work. For a trial I set my computer as DMZ(i.e. routing all request to my
PC.) but still it does not work. Now keeping my computer DMZ I disabled
NORTON (antivirus & firewall) but still port forwarding did not work.

Can anybody help me out in this matter?

Regards,
- Vinay.

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Ian - 20 Feb 2006 07:54 GMT

If you take the Shields UP! test at http://www.grc.com that will tell you
which ports are open.

Have little faith in recent versions of Norton AV/Firewall, would strongly
suspect the trouble lies there - although if your router has its own firewall
then this might still be blocking the ports. In some routers opening a port
or DMZ doesn't create a firewall rule, you have to do that as well.

If the machine is a DMZ then a firewall is strongly advised, otherwise it's
akin to a direct modem connection as regards security.

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Richard G. Harper - 20 Feb 2006 11:09 GMT

When working on problems like this, don't disable the firewall - uninstall
it. Most non-Microsoft firewalls don't disable completely or correctly. If
your computer was in the DMZ and you still couldn't pass traffic over some
ports then it's almost surely the firewall's fault.

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>I have windows XP with Norton Internt Security. I have disabled the Windows
> Firewall and only use the Norton's Firewall. I am facing problem with port
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> Regards,
> - Vinay.

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Vinay - 20 Feb 2006 19:47 GMT

Hi Richard,

I understand that uninstalling Norton May solve my problem. ButI need to
maintain Norton and the Port Forwarding. How can I have both of these??

Regards,
- Vinay.

> When working on problems like this, don't disable the firewall - uninstall
> it. Most non-Microsoft firewalls don't disable completely or correctly. If
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> > Regards,
> > - Vinay.

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Richard G. Harper - 20 Feb 2006 21:49 GMT

Uninstall the firewall software, correct the problem, then reinstall the
firewall software and configure it to your now-working network.

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> Hi Richard,
>
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>> > Regards,
>> > - Vinay.

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Thomas Lutz - 28 Feb 2006 21:36 GMT

In matters of forwarding ports, I always look to
www.portforward.com

>I have windows XP with Norton Internt Security. I have disabled the Windows
>Firewall and only use the Norton's Firewall. I am facing problem with port
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
>Regards,
>- Vinay.

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