Re: firewall questions

From: Old Guy (jay.lunis_at_gmail.com)
Date: 06/28/05 

Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 15:47:17 -0400

Lars M. Hansen wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 12:19:53 -0400, Old Guy spoketh
>
>
>>I have two problems.
>>1) One device manufacturer requires specific ports to be open. One of
>>them is UPD 2190. How do I determine if a port is open?
>>2) My laptop can not access shared folders on my PC across a wireless
>>network. Dell reps say there is no way to configure my firewall to let
>>my laptop access my PC folders - I have to disable my firewall to do
>>that. Is there no way in Norton Firewall to allow my laptop to access
>>folders thru a firewall?
>
>
>
> 1. Depends on the firewall in question. Usually, a rule needs to be
> created to allow traffic on a certain port to connect in/out, but since
> you give no specifics, that's just speculation.
>
> 2. Where is Norton installed? On the PC or the Laptop? Norton can be
> configured to allow selected IP addresses connect to certain ports, so
> yes, you can access shared folders through the Norton firewall. Again,
> you give no specifics, so I cannot provide any more specific answer.
>
> Lars M. Hansen
> http://www.hansenonline.net
> (replace 'badnews' with 'news' in e-mail address)

Best I can tell, I have found how to create rules for Norton Firewall.
Gotta tell you I am greatly cofused. I have found how to block ports
but not how to open them. Granting access? I can find how to grant
ranges and individual addresses but not how to grant ports to specific
IP addresses. I know so little about firewalls you will have to tell
me what specifics you need.

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