This may be the simplest thing in the world but I can't get it to work.
I'm setting up a system that requires two nics to two different networks.
Both are set for static.  Both are set for different default gateways.  Only
one uses a static DNS entry.  If it matters both have a ...

i have lost control of my computer.  someone has a remote connection from my
computer and i can't stop it.  i have tried everything.  when i set firewall
settings to not allow remote, this person changes them back remotely.  when i
uncheck the box to enable others to access ...

The source host sends out a packet.  The NAT router modifies it so its
WAN-side IP address is noted as the source IP address.  However, does the
NAT router envelope the original packet so the source host's IP address is
still there or does that info get stripped out?

Trying to set up VPN connection between laptop and LAN.  All computers with
Win XP Pro SP2.  Using a dial-up connection on the laptop (aol) to connect
to LAN which has cable modem (comcast) with ICS and Internet firewall.
I can connect, with laptop's VPN network icon showing ...

I am teaching a software course that includes Access to a class of 6
people.  My environment is an XPSP2 P2P LAN with no DC.  I have
installed SQL Server developer edition on my XP workstation so I can
teach about using a backend RDBMS but I am unable to talk to SQL

I have 1 XP Pro, and 1 XP media 2005,  systems which are home networked by a
Linksys Router.
On system "A", both systems are in the workgroup, and both can be accessed.
On system "B", the media 2005, both systems are in the workgroup, "B" Can be

I currently have a working remote desktop connection on my home computer
that I connect to from work.  Being a bit uneasy about using the standard
port (3389), I changed the port in the registry as suggested by Microsoft.
I have also opened up the new port in both Zone Alarm and ...

Anyone have experience with Juno? A friend has Juno Platinum, costs $10/mo,
has email
and browsing, but no other app has any access to the internet except the
Juno browser. I have turned off all the firewalls I can find, including XP

I had installed XP/SP2 on my Computer but had to uninstall it because the
Network Connection Manager would not work as long as SP2 was there. But
after uninstalling SP2, the Security Centre Firewall icon has disappeared
from the Control Panel. In the Properties of the Dial-Up ...

Is there a way to automatically disable Windows XP SP2 firewall
whenever I connect to my home and work wireless networks, while keeping
it on by default on other wireless networks, such as hotspots?
- Paul

I'm posting this in hopes someone may have an idea about the XP SP2 Firewall
problem we are having. All of our Firewall Exceptions (program and port) work
fine for most of our programs that require it. However, the Windows Firewall
exceptions for one Computer Associates program ...

My workstation doubles as my server and a workstation.  Because of this, I'm
running Win2003 standard.  Ever since I rebuilt this box, I have not been
able to get my Cisco vpn client, v 3.6 or 4.03 d, to work.  I've turned off
my Windows Firewall, added exceptions for ports 10 ...

If I have a few gateways (NAT servers) in my network, how can I set
"app1.exe" to use Gateway 1, "app2.exe" using Gateway2, etc ? How does
"netsh" help?
Thanks..

How do I set up Windows Firewall correctly?  I have a DSL internet
modem, without router and without hardware firewall,  connected to
NIC#1 in a Windows XP SP2 machine.  NIC#2 is connected to a hub,
through which I wish to file share with a second XP machine and with a