Re: stand alone firewalls

Do i need to put these range of IP numbers in all my computers on the home
network? Even if the main computer had Zone Alarm and the others have
Norton?
What is a loopback adapter, should it be listed? It is listed as a trusted
site, but i do not recall adding it to my trusted sites.....thanks for the
help...tom


"Philip Herlihy" <foof8501@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:dr065m$ddj$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Almost. 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.254 (not 256).
>
> The '0' in each range this the address of the "Subnet", rather than any
> machine on it, and '255' is reserved for multicast communications.
>
> The alternative way of specifying your local, private network is to define
> it in ZoneAlarm as a "subnet", with Address: 192.168.0.0 and "Subnet Mask"
> of 255.255.255.0.
>
> --
> ####################
> ## PH, London
> ####################
> "Tom C.." <tom@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:fUBAf.9461$SC1.9402@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Typing cmd first was what i needed to do to get the ip address. I use
>> Zone Alarm and it has a place i can enter a range of ip addresses that it
>> will allow through. If I put in a range of numbers, and i am guessing,
>> 192.168.0.1 through 192.168.0.256, it will allow my computers on my
>> network to see each other?
>> DLink saaid i really dont need a software firewall if i am using my
>> firewall. I disabled my firewall and ran a leak test. It didnt take
>> anytime beofre the test broke through.
>> Am i correct in assuming this range will work for what i need it to
>> do?...thanks for your help...tom
>>
>>
>> "Robbie" <ngrobbieuk@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:1137869600.363396.78530@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>
>>> Tom C.. wrote:
>>>> I tried to run ipconfig, a window popped up briefly and then closed. I
>>>> tried running ipconfig on my other computers and the same thing
>>>> happened. It
>>>> doesn't give me time to even look for an ip address....thanks for the
>>>> help...tom
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Philip Herlihy" <foof8501@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:dqtskc$hg2$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> > Hard to advise without a lot more detail!
>>>> >
>>>> > In general - set your computers to pick up an IP address, etc,
>>>> > automatically, and then they will all end up on the same "subnet".
>>>> > Disable PC-based firewalls for now.
>>>> >
>>>> > Reboot the PCs and then run "ipconfig" in a command prompt to see
>>>> > what IP
>>>> > addresses they have picked up. Try pinging one from the other.
>>>> > eg: ping a.b.c.d - replacing letters with numbers you got from
>>>> > ipconfig.
>>>> >
>>>> > Once you can ping, you can create file shares on one, and map network
>>>> > drives on the other. You do both from within windows explorer.
>>>> >
>>>> > If you always run your machines behind a hardware firewall, then you
>>>> > probably don't need a software firewall, except that they can alert
>>>> > you to
>>>> > the fact that something is running on your machine and making
>>>> > outgoing
>>>> > connections. I do use software firewalls.
>>>> >
>>>> > Hope that helps!
>>>> >
>>>> > --
>>>> > ####################
>>>> > ## PH, London
>>>> > ####################
>>>> > "Tom C.." <tom@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> > news:QcrAf.9085$SC1.3317@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> >>I have a D-Link DI 524 wireless router. Is it necessary for me to
>>>> >>have a
>>>> >>Norton or Zone Alarm firewall also? It seems when i have the stand
>>>> >>alone
>>>> >>firewall, my computers on the network can't see each other. I know
>>>> >>there
>>>> >>are some ranges of ip addesses that i can put into the stand alones,
>>>> >>but
>>>> >>so far i havnt had much luck with that. I admit i don't know all i
>>>> >>need to
>>>> >>know about wireless netowrking...thanks for the help...tom
>>>> >>
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>
>>> I just sent an answer to this. I just realised what your problem could
>>> be. I think your problem is you are typing ipconfig into the run box.
>>> You have to type cmd then ipconfig into the box that opens. Try that
>>> and see if it works.
>>>
>>> Robbie
>>>
>>
>>
>
>


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