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re: Question about 'How to Share Files through Windows XP's Internet Connection Firewall'
Monday, April 15, 2002 at 12:41 pm
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Posted by Clark (665 messages posted)


You're not understanding something correctly. I've tested both the XP firewall and Zone Alarm Pro on my network, and everything works fine........full file sharing, printer, and internet access. You must have other problems, and I suspect it has something to do with your Cisco hub set-up.


On Monday, April 15, 2002 at 11:30 am, Kirk wrote:
>I have a question about How
>to Share Files through Windows XP's Internet Connection Firewall
:


>If I understand correctly as I have 2 xp machines connected into a cisco uBR900 hub/cable
>modem, I cannot chare files between them without disabling the firewall and allowing
>the rest of the world acess to my computer - right? does this apply to sharing printers
>as well? why did microsoft even bother, I had black ice on these machines before
>I "upgraded" and now I can't even install that with xp alll I want to do is print
>things from machine A on the printer on machine B without allowing every hacker on
>the planet easy acess


Written in response to:
Question about 'How to Share Files through Windows XP's Internet Connection Firewall' (Kirk: Monday, April 15, 2002 at 11:30 am)

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*re: Question about 'How to Share Files through Windows XP's Internet Connection Firewall' (Jackie: Friday, December 5, 2003 at 9:39 pm)

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-Question about 'How to Share Files through Windows XP's Internet Connection Firewall' (Kirk: Mon, Apr 15, 2002, 11:30 am)
*re: Question about 'How to Share Files through Windows XP's Internet Connection Firewall' (2nd2None: Mon, Apr 15, 2002, 11:54 am)
-re: Question about 'How to Share Files through Windows XP's Internet Connection Firewall' (Clark: Mon, Apr 15, 2002, 12:41 pm)
*re: Question about 'How to Share Files through Windows XP's Internet Connection Firewall' (Jackie: Fri, Dec 5, 2003, 9:39 pm)
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