firewall

[Karen F]

How do I turn off the firewall in Windows XP. Seems l can't download
certain things because of this.

--
Karen
Jake's Site: http://www.geocities.com/heartland/9820/jake.html

[Raoul]

Click on START/Control Panel/Network Connections and for each connection,
right click, click on Properties/Advanced and uncheck the box (if it's
checked).

"Karen F" > wrote in message
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> How do I turn off the firewall in Windows XP. Seems l can't download
> certain things because of this.
>
> --
> Karen
> Jake's Site: http://www.geocities.com/heartland/9820/jake.html
>
>

[Patrick]

Karen F wrote:
> How do I turn off the firewall in Windows XP. Seems l can't
> download certain things because of this.

Control Panel>Network Connections>
Properties of relevant connection>Advanced Tab

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

To enable/disable the built-in firewall, Start > Network
Connections > Right-click the connection > Properties > Advanced >
Protect my computer.....

HOW TO Enable or Disable Internet Connection Firewall in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q283673

However, doing so is a bad idea. The firewall should not be
interfering with normal downloads of innocuous material, and is an
important component of your computer's security. It would be a wiser
course to configure the firewall to allow the downloads that you want:

How to Manually Open Ports in Internet Connection Firewall in Windows
XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q308127



Bruce Chambers

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"Karen F" > wrote in message
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> How do I turn off the firewall in Windows XP. Seems l can't
download
> certain things because of this.
>
> --
> Karen
> Jake's Site: http://www.geocities.com/heartland/9820/jake.html
>
>

[Rob Strover]

Karen ,

Others in this NG have told you how to switch off the XP firewall, but I'd
caution you to keep using a firewall, particularly if you have a broadband
connection to the Internet.

I have had problems with the built-in firewall in handling FTP connections
properly. My solution was to switch the XP firewall off and to download the
free ZoneAlarm firewall and install it - go to www.zonelabs.com - make
sure you download ZoneAlarm, not the Plus or Pro versions (they cost money,
although they *may* be available for a time limited trial - not sure of
this).

If you download ZoneAlarm and have any problems setting it up or using it,
please leave a message here and I (or someone else) will try to help you.

HTH

Rob.

"Karen F" > wrote in message
...
> How do I turn off the firewall in Windows XP. Seems l can't download
> certain things because of this.
>
> --
> Karen
> Jake's Site: http://www.geocities.com/heartland/9820/jake.html
>
>

[JCH]

"Rob Strover" > wrote in message
...
> Karen ,
>
> Others in this NG have told you how to switch off the XP firewall, but I'd
> caution you to keep using a firewall, particularly if you have a broadband
> connection to the Internet.
>
> I have had problems with the built-in firewall in handling FTP connections
> properly. My solution was to switch the XP firewall off and to download
the
> free ZoneAlarm firewall and install it - go to www.zonelabs.com - make
> sure you download ZoneAlarm, not the Plus or Pro versions (they cost
money,
> although they *may* be available for a time limited trial - not sure of
> this).
>
> If you download ZoneAlarm and have any problems setting it up or using it,
> please leave a message here and I (or someone else) will try to help you.
>
> HTH
>
> Rob.

This of course is one opinion. Another would be to use a hardware router.
I've seen so many issues created by zoneware and other software firewall
solutions. I use a NAT router (not even a true firewall) and good virus
protection, along with running Ad-Aware and SpyBot every few days.

[Rob Strover]

You've brought up a very important point! I didn't mention the vital issue
of using a virus checker with up-to-date definitions and a spy-ware/ad-ware
app.

However, in my mind anyway, these 2 classes of programs are a *given* for
any computer connected to the online world - so I didn't mention them in my
answer. Hopefully the OP already realised that to have safe computer use
online these types of programs are vital!

BTW, other than me initially forgetting that a firewall without any trusted
zone specified will stop workgroup computers communicating properly <grin>,
I have had no problems that I'm aware of in using ZoneAlarm.

Rob.

"JCH" > wrote in message
.. .
> "Rob Strover" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Karen ,
> >
> > Others in this NG have told you how to switch off the XP firewall, but
I'd
> > caution you to keep using a firewall, particularly if you have a
broadband
> > connection to the Internet.
> >
> > I have had problems with the built-in firewall in handling FTP
connections
> > properly. My solution was to switch the XP firewall off and to download
> the
> > free ZoneAlarm firewall and install it - go to www.zonelabs.com - make
> > sure you download ZoneAlarm, not the Plus or Pro versions (they cost
> money,
> > although they *may* be available for a time limited trial - not sure of
> > this).
> >
> > If you download ZoneAlarm and have any problems setting it up or using
it,
> > please leave a message here and I (or someone else) will try to help
you.
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Rob.
>
> This of course is one opinion. Another would be to use a hardware router.
> I've seen so many issues created by zoneware and other software firewall
> solutions. I use a NAT router (not even a true firewall) and good virus
> protection, along with running Ad-Aware and SpyBot every few days.
>
>
>

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

You're correct in saying that a NAT router is often better than a
software product, at least to block unwanted incoming traffic.

However, even good hardware firewalls and antivirus applications
do nothing to protect
the user from him/herself. Almost all spyware and many Trojans and
worms are downloaded and installed deliberately (albeit unknowingly)
by the user. Antivirus software is only as good as its latest
definitions file, which will always lag a little behind the
development of new threats. Further,
adware and spyware aren't generally detected by antivirus software as
a threat, because the programs aren't viruses, they were downloaded
and installed willingly by the inattentive or uninformed user. So a
firewall that can detect unauthorized out-going traffic is an
important element of protecting one's privacy and security.


Bruce Chambers

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"JCH" > wrote in message
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> "Rob Strover" > wrote in
message
> ...

>
> This of course is one opinion. Another would be to use a hardware
router.
> I've seen so many issues created by zoneware and other software
firewall
> solutions. I use a NAT router (not even a true firewall) and good
virus
> protection, along with running Ad-Aware and SpyBot every few days.
>
>
>