Configuration of Symantec Client Firewall in home network?

From: Donald Newcomb (drnewcomb_at_attglobal.NOT.net)
Date: 01/11/04 

Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 13:17:24 -0600

I am currently running the Symantec Client Firewall (v.5.1) on my W2K (SP4)
home computer to protect my dial-up connection to the Internet. The Symantec
AV & firewall software are licensed by my employer to permit employees to
use them at home. In addition to the dial-up connection I also have a local
Ethernet LAN with a couple of laptop computers on the 192.168.0.X address
space, for which I have enabled ICS on the dial-up.

At this time I can "ping" from a laptop through the ICS dialup to various
Internet hosts, either by name or IP number. However, I don't seem to be
able to make http:// connections as long as the firewall in enabled. If I
disable the firewall then I can surf all I like through the ICS. Of course,
in this day and age, I don't want to be connected without a firewall.

I've looked at the various Internet Access Control "system wide"
configuration settings and have permitted such things a Windows file sharing
to & from only computers on the 198.168.0.X adapter. However, I have not yet
found the setting combination that allows me to use outbound http:// through
the ICS. I've searched the Symantec support site for the answer but have not
been able to find it.

Can someone please give me a pointer to a site or FAQ that discusses how to
set up firewall software to protect your system while permitting full use of
ICS.

Thanks, 

-- 
Donald R. Newcomb
DRNewcomb (at) attglobal (dot) net

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