Re: XP Firewall

From: Lee Munzer (luckylee_at_cox.net)
Date: 09/10/03 

Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 13:34:20 -0700

"Lee Munzer" ...
>
> "Greg" ...
> > When I turn on the firewall in XP I can't connect to the
> > other machines in my home network unless I disable to
> > connect and then reconnect. How can I fix this?
>
> Sorry, I can't help you, but you can help me. I have XP for home users
and
> want to turn on the firewall (ICF) to stop the damn message pop-ups, but I
> don't know how. I looked through Internet Options and couldn't find
> anything. Thanks,
>
> Lee

Ah, I think I found it:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;283673#2

Lee

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