I've configured a policy on a new GPO that is linked to a Domain Controllers
OU. I can see using the GPMC modelling that the correct "Domain Profile"
firewall settings are being" applied to the domain controllers. This
includes remote desktop enablement.

Why is it that there seems to be two ways to configure ICMP traffic?
#1: On the "Advanced" tab there is a section called "ICMP". You can
press the "Settings..." button and do some configuration
#2: On the "Advanced" tab you can click on a particular connection,

I need to setup a network to share an internet connection. What is the best
choice of built in firewall/router solution to do such a task assuming there
is already a high speed line, leased line, in place. And does anyone know
how you go about installing and configuring it?

Helping a friend who had windows lock with spyware, viruses etc. System
would only reboot after loading the Windows logo (kept looping). I'm helping
them after Dell and Earthlink techs couldnt' and told them to reformat their
hard drive.

Is there any good firewall tutorial available on the Web? Which one
would you recommend?

I really don't know what category to put this in, since I don't know where
the problem is exactly. Ok this is the full story.
Are current ISP gives us an static fake ip address that's re-directed to an
static real address (for what ever reason). So for example my fake static ip

I have installed a firewall product on our machines in the office, but now
it seems to block my ability to "ping" each other.  I need to beable to
access one PC via IP to run an application on, however the workstation seems
to block all request.  I alos belive it may be a problem ...

Is there any good software firewalls (like Norton Internet Security) for
Windows 2000 server?

Is there an easy way to open series of UDP ports without adding individual
entry for each port in ICF?
i.e something like specifing a port range from 5000 to 5050
Thanks

I use a DG814 to connect my Windows Network to the net. I have Smoothwall
installed on a PC as my firewall. I bought the FVL328 to replace Smoothwall,
assuming that it would work happily with the Netgear router. However as both
of them want to use 192.168.0.1 it wasn't (isn't) ...

I always used usenet for downloading with newsbin , but now i can't make a
connection anymore. I get the message server not found. This is since i'm
using a router so i guess that's the reason but i don't know how to solve
this.

Originally I posted this in windows.server.general but after rereading my
initial post (shockingly little detail!) and finding this firewall newsgroup
I thought I'd try again.
I am trying to map the ports used by ePO to the executables that consume

On our request to permit POP for accessing our mail network admin has stated
following:
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POP Access:   POP is a popular mode of access, but popularity is no

I have a home LAN (3 PC's) on the same workgroup.
One of my master PC (PC#1) is running SPF 5.5, so I have to choose "allow
all" security if I want to access share folders from other PC onto PC#1.
What is and where is the setting to allow LAN access ? Under

   I have Windows 98 SE with connected printer over LPT1. I share this
printer to network.
When I try to print from network from Windows XP Pro SP2 printing goes very
slow, printer under Win XP is mapped: