Re: XP drops TCP and UDP packets from my WIN98SE computers in the same workgroup

From: Jonmith (jonmith@jonmith.net)
Date: 04/29/02 

From: "Jonmith" <jonmith@jonmith.net>
Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 20:33:56 GMT

Under Network Connections, right click on your connection and select Status,
then Properties button, Advanced Tab, Settings button -- this is where you
can add your own firewall rules or modify the ones already there.

"x y" <jamescagney90210@excite.com> wrote in message
news:xMhz8.230$rf.45707@news2.news.adelphia.net...
> I could be wrong, but I have been told that XP firewall cannot be
> configured, that the rules you're referring to under IP Security are
> separate from the XP firewall. If this is true, I'd recommend a hardware
> and software firewall instead. See the "Linksys BEFSR41 Blocking" post
for
> recommendations.
>
>
> "Jonmith" <jonmith@jonmith.net> wrote in message
> news:1tgz8.11960$Q42.521740@typhoon.austin.rr.com...
> > XP Firewall keeps dropping my TCP and UDP packets from my WIN98SE
systems
> > which are in the same workgroup as my XP. How can I set a rule to keep
my
> > XP (XP Pro) system from dropping the TCP & UDP packets from my other
home
> > systems?
> >
> > I created a rule for TCP and a rule for UDP in the Advanced Settings
> dialog,
> > but it won't allow me to specify a range of ports to for the connection
> and
> > it looks like my WIN98SE systems use a range of ports for these
> > connections -- 1025, 1031 - 1034, 1048, 3356, etc.. The firewall I run
on
> > the other systems (ConSealPC) allows me to allow any range of ports (0
to
> > 65535), but the XP pro dialog makes you set a single number from 1 to
> > 65535.
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