re: Question about 'How to Share Files through Windows XP's Internet Connection Firewall'
Sunday, November 17, 2002 at 6:05 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by rebootbill
(764 messages posted)
go ahead and disable XP's firewall, it only protects against incoming traffic anyway,
I use a similar configuration to yours but I also use Zonealarm, free edition. the
router effectively acts as a hardware firewall.
On Sunday, November 17, 2002 at 5:42 pm, Justin wrote:
>I have a question about How
>to Share Files through Windows XP's Internet Connection Firewall:
>
>I have a network as such: cable modem->custom linux router->Linksys switch->PC's
>The router is supposed to have a firewall on it, but I'm not a linux expert so I
>just wanted to make sure my comp was covered. If I dissable XP's firewall, I can
>access the other computers on my network. I can't when it is enabled. I tried enabling
>all 5 of those ports on the loopback listed in the article. Since there is a switch
>between the router and the PC's, the router should not interfere should it?? Any
>other suggestions on ports to enable or anything.
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