Please help with an annoying home network issue:-
Cable modem
router to pc1 & pc2 & switch
switch to

When at the office I use the WLAN on my laptop to connect to my domain.
Often I find myself connecting my laptop's Ethernet adapter to another LAN
or device for configuration purposes.  When doing so I cannot access the
web, via my domain, because my Local Area Connection (on ...

We are running SBS 2003 with one network adapter, so the Windows firewall is
disabled. Moreover, administering ISA 2004 (which is bundled with SBS 2003
Prem) is way beyond our talents. Instead we use a hardware (CISCO) firewall
device to allow/deny access on various ports. We've ...

If my organization identifies that port XXXX is vulnerable and I want to
make sure that this port is blocked, what do I n eed to do in Windows
Firewall to do this?  Do I need to do this?

We're testing the implemenation of enterprise-wide Windows Firewall
settings deployed via Group Policy.  We need to make sure that the
approved settings cannot be circumvented by users with local
administrative rights.

I was interested in using domain group policies to manage my users'
Vista firewalls.  It looks like there are different network location
types that can configure how locked down the users PCs are in relation
to the type of network they are on.

I'm the Administrator of an XP PC and I use the F/W that comes with XP sp2.
When there is the need to, the F/W asks me whether or not I want to restrict
some new program.
Now I want to give other non-Administrator users the same independence (only

It seems that (on XP at least) when the firewall opens up for a UDP
session, it opens it's local port to the entire world and not just for
the destination IP. The port stays exposed for the duration of the UDP
timeout.

I setup a windows VPN between XP and W3KR2. It connects correctly but can't
authenticate.
After checking the configuration and logs I saw that each time I try to
authenticate, in the windows firewall log a DROP line for protocol 47 (GRE)

I have a LinkSys WPS54GU2 print server and am running Windows XP SP2
Firewall.  When I disable the Windows Firewall, I'm able to print just fine
to my two attached printers.  But when I reenable the Windows Firewall, I'm
not.

Are commands for firewall in xp?Iwant block 80port and 21 but i dont want
click with my mouse ,but i want write in for example in console CMD.

I've heard that if you have  network with router than you do not need a
firewall because hackers will only see your router and not your PCs.
does it make sense?

The Tower PC (XP Pro SP2) running Windows Firewall can see and access the
Laptop.
The Laptop (XP Media Center with all updates) running Norton Firewall can
not access the Tower PC.

I'm using the free Zone Alarm v2.6.362 as a firewall on my Win95, 98,
and XP computers on my home wireless Linksys network. I'm testing a
trial version of the new Kerio Firewall by Counterspy on my XP laptop.
The interface is a little confusing, as far as understanding what it's

I have a wireless network which is working well.  Two users back-up important
data to an external hard drive connected to computer 1 (mine) via USB2.  I
set up User 2 with a folder on the external hard drive and assigned it as a
shared drive.  However, everytime I reboot my ...