Re: Can you recommend a good firewall when using FTP and Messenger voice chat over ICS?

From: Don Kelloway (dkelloway@commodon.com)
Date: 03/27/03 

From: "Don Kelloway" <dkelloway@commodon.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 05:00:04 GMT

As you're a home user, I would suggest buying a LinkSys DSL Router and using
it to connect to the DSL. The LinkSys will provide several ports and using
these ports is where you would plug your two computers. The LinkSys will
also provide a solid firewall, protecting the two systems from any external
threats. 

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"Lenny" <lennydevos@wanadoo.be> wrote in message
news:b5t9l3$1c6n8$1@sinclair.be.wanadoo.com...
> Hello,
>
> I'm in a bit of a mess with my firewall situation ... I have a LAN at
home,
> connecting two computers with Windows XP Home edition. The "server" PC
> connects to the Internet with a DSL connection. The "client" receives the
> Internet connection over Windows ICS.
>
> I installed Norton Internet Security 2002 on both PC's. But I have so many
> problems ... When the firewalls are enabled, it is impossible for the
client
> and server PC to use FTP, even if the firewall is set to permit everything
> for the FTP program. The client PC cannot use voice chat / video
> transmission in MSN Messenger either. The server PC is able to use voice
> chat but not always. The strange thing is that, when I disable the server
> PC's firewall (and leave the client PC's firewall ENABLED), I can do
> everything I want ... Very odd indeed.
>
> Can anyone recommend a firewall that will allow me to use FTP and
Messenger
> voice chat and video? Or does anyone know how to solve the problem with
> Norton Internet Security. I've looked through all the options of the
> program, but once you set a program to "permit everything" you can't
define
> additional ports.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Lenny
>
>
>
>
>

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