WinXP, sometimes, not all the time, I cannot get my mail or browse the
internet.  I used to restart the computer and that would normally fix it,
however lately, all I have to do is log off and then back on and everything
is normal.  Not sure if this is a firewall problem or what. ...

I have downloaded PCTools firewall Plus from this address
http://www.pctools.com/firewall/
I wish PCTools provided some detail information for setup.
Any comments will be appreciated.

I can ping myself but nobody else. I turned off the WindowsXP Pro
firewall, but don't know what else to try besides looking for other
firewalls--and didn't find any. Any advice would be appreciated. TIA

I have tried several times to get the Firewall to stay turned on, but it
seems like every time I turn the computer back on, I have to re-activate the
Firewall.
Is there any way I can get the thing to remain on?

I have Windows Peer to Peer TCP/IP network.  5 computers running Windows XP
Pro and a Windows 2000 Server all hooked together with a DSL router that
hands out ip address and shares the access the internet.  I recently
purchased an Notebook computer with Windows XP Pro.  I joined ...

I'm trying to configure my xp to share a broadband card
when I configure the properties of the network connection I am told to
enable ICS on the Advanced tab, but I only find the Firewall Settings
What am I missing?

I have a branch connected to the head office  with a cisco routers,the
communication is quiet fine and a application is working for a long
time.Also i have a ISA 2004 in the head office with 2 network card ,i
need to provide the internet and control the branch users through my

I am wondering whether anyone knows what the difference is between enabling
items in the Advanced->Settings of the Windows Firewall versus enabling the
ports in the Exceptions list.
For example, Advanced->Settings includes IMAP. Enabling it presumably allows

Is it possible to add a "Service" in the windows 2003 SP2 firewall?
Much like the "File and Printer Sharing" "Service" that is setup as a
default. I would like to add one entry that has multiple ports
associated with it. I have several services all of which use multiple

I recently ran Windows Update and now I have a problem with WinXP
Pro's built-in firewall; I always have it turned off becuase I use a
3rd party firewall and don't want conflict between the two.  Suddenly,
since the update, I'm getting pop-up boxes from WinXP's firewall &

Anyway, so as usual every year I bought my Norton and installed AND
registered it
online in January.
In February I changed my internet provider from Cablecom to Swisscom.

Winxp - netgear router - Not sure the area of the problem but my HDD is
constantly read/writing and I traced the activity to my firewall blocking
port :2869.  The source is 192.168.1.1:xxxx ( where x is a constantly
incrementing number) about 1 per second trying to access 192.168 ...

Hello world
I'm trying to setup windows firewall to multiple clients via gpedit,
i'm setting up ports using the group key "Computer Configuration -
Admin. Templates - Network Connections - Windows Firewall - Domain

We have been using proxy server software to share internet access with other
users on our LAN (ie one PC with two NIC's)
Is there an easier way? Can I connect our modem/router directly onto the LAN
and hopefully get our DHCP server to give it an address, and t hen point