I have been using SonicWall Firewall for clients that have 30 users or less
for their gateway / firewall solution and have been quite happy.  The only
problem I have is not the product but the licensing - per USER or DEVICE.
Is there a comparable product out there that does NOT ...

Is there a way to force an exception in the Windows firewall to remain
checked through the global policy? I have had several networked machines
'lose' a setting somehow and it's causing connectivity problems. The 'file
and printer sharing' option is getting turned off. I don't ...

I can use my pc to access any web page, but can't access web service.
Can it due to firewall? Which setting can block web servcie but not web
page?

firewall only works on programs and port numbers not  IP addresses like most
other firewalls.
This is particularly hard for 127.0.0.1  the local host address.   This
should never be blocked, no matter what program is trying to use it.

I've got 5 machines on a LAN. Everybody has XP Pro. Everybody has the same
flavor of McAfee antivirus and McAfee firewall.
Workgroup (peer-to-peer), not a domain.
Everybody is plugged in to the same brand-new Ethernet switch with a Linksys

I support several commercial networks with multiple locations, but this is
from a friend's home and has me stumped.
Three XP machines, connected to a switch which is connected to a RCA cable
modem that was setup by Bresnan Communications.  All three workstations have

I've been advised that I will <quote> need to configure your Windows
firewall to allow ftp traffic on
ports 20 & 21.</quote>
How is this done?

I am new to this group, so forgive me.
My firewall options are completely grayed out. They are stuck on off. I am
now using F-Protect, but it has no firewall. Please help. Thanks in advance.
-Pete

I have a Netgear ADSL router with built in firewall and I use ZoneAlarm on
my WindowsXP Pro installation. My friend, in another town also has a netgear
(different model) router with hardware firewall and a cable modem. He has
McAfee Security Center with Personal Firewall - latest ...

[I'm new, so bear with . . .]
I have 2 computers (WinXPHE) networked through a Belkin router.  Until
recently the two shared files and printers efficiently.  Then  I had to
install a new hard drive on computer A, and apparently some settings

I have installed XP SP2 but now there is some fuctionality that has been
taekn away. I used to right click My Computer, select Manage, then connect to
another computer. This all works the same as pre SP2 except now when I select
Disk Management I get an message that says I don't ...

I have 2 computers. One shares its internet with the other perfectly. But I
can't share files.
The computers were on router connection. But I took them off it and now
network just the two computers with a  crossover cable.

My WSUS resides on windows 2003 server, I recently turned on the Windows
Firewall and now all the clients are not able to update the server, do I need
to allow an exception on the Windows Firewall on the  WSUS server? If so,
which port#?

i have window XP w/service pack 2.I had no problem till recently.My question
is concerning windows firewall and/or related to "port" problem..I also do
file sharing thru Utorrent or Soulseek...for some reason since I cant turn ON
my windows firewall(which is usally on even if ...

Hi David -
I read with interest your replies to Don on his "Router Firewall Setup"
Thread.  I have a situation similar to his, but not quite:
I have a Westell 6100 DSL modem from BellSouth, which is also a router, that