I am using Windows 2003 Server. The VPN works fine, but I want to FTP
through the VPN so the connection is encrypted.  The problem is each of my
IIS sites has a real Internet address specified, w.x.y.z.  So when the VPN
comes up using a private IP, I can't connect to any of the FTP ...

after installing SP2, i am able to connect to the company server via vpn, but
i cannot open any of the mapped drives.  I've tried mapping using both the
server's name and the ip address.
Thanks in advance!

Which ports for IM (i.e. MSN Messenger, Yahoo, ICQ, Net Meeting and IP Phone
etc.)

I use a Linksys WRT54G router, and XP SP2 Firewall, DSL connection.  Before
the SP2 I did use the Outpost Firewall so I know some of my applications can
send outbound, so I would like to block them without installing another
firewall.

ich habe ein privates Netzwerk mit 2 Windows XP Rechnern (TCP - IP).
Ein Rechner hat Internetverbindung, der andere surft mit (192.168.0.1 + 2).
Nun habe ich mir die McAffee-Firewall angeschafft. Trotz vieler
Konfigurationsversuche (Server, niedrige, hohe Sicherheit ... und ...

 If you configure GPO policy to manage WinXP Firewall using Standard and
Domain profile, when you are dial-in to your company using dial-in connection
and then VPN connection, your computer is inside your organization, but
Standard Profile is still applied. It disables ...

I have a connectivity problem that has appeard in the last couple of days.
Previously there was no problem. Machine A is running XP Pro SP2 and machine
B is running XP Pro SP1. (There are also machines C, D that have the same
symptoms as B). From Machine A I can see and access ...

I'm having a problem that I've pin pointed it down to SP2. I've been trying
for a few days to connect to a share on my Win xp pro machine SP2 from
Norton's Recovery Disk From NSW 2005 premier to access a disk image. I can
see the network and my computer name but past that it ...

Host: XP-SP2 with internet sharing for client W98 connected USB to USB using
XP-SP2 Firewall - is there a way to have "File and printer sharing" on in
the Firewall/Exceptions and not have the ICMP Echo on?
Bob

Howdy,
For the last few weeks, we have been plagued by seemingly random
"blockages" when browsing our five node net. All systems are Win 2000
Pro, peer to peer through a router and switch.

Can someone help me with setting up these firewall settings right now when I
try to add the specific port that I know that I am suppose to be connecting
to then I can't seem to be able to connect to that specific port for some
reason so if anybody has any ideas then it would be ...

In IE tools, internet options, connections, lan settings, advanced,
exceptions Do not use proxy server for addresses beginning with.
I have a customer who added 172.16.1 in this exception list without a .*
wildcard parm. I told him that I was not able to find any document that

Does anyone know if there's a way to start and stop the Windows XP firewall
with console commands...and what would they be?
Thanks

I need a small program that I can send to someone that will show them thier
wan ip so I can connect to them. I would like it to be a single EXE or
better yet just a script that can pull this info somehow. I can't figure out
how to do it without talking them through connecting to ...

As usuall MS has managed to produce a duplication variance that makes life
rather complicated!
In SP2 firewall we have a very nice and clean interface called "Exceptions"
fine I can understand this, with adding my own bespoke settings/scope and so