cannot access after Firewall enabled........

[Ryan Yeung]

Dear all,

After I enabled the Windows XP network internal Firewall,
I find that computer will not shown on the local workgroup
(Peer to Peer) network.

Is there anyway to have the Firewall work for the WAN and
also on LAN?????

Appreciated,

Ryan

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

WinXP's built-in firewall is not designed to be used on internal
LAN connections. The _only_ connection on which you should have ICF
enabled is the direct connection to the Internet.

Internet Firewalls Can Prevent Browsing and File Sharing
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;298804

This matter is addressed in Service Pack 2. WinXP's redesigned
built-in Windows Firewall will allow exceptions for File & Print
Sharing. Until then, if you want to continue the use of ICF, you can
try manually opening the specific ports that you need.

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


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"Ryan Yeung" > wrote in message
...
> Dear all,
>
> After I enabled the Windows XP network internal Firewall,
> I find that computer will not shown on the local workgroup
> (Peer to Peer) network.
>
> Is there anyway to have the Firewall work for the WAN and
> also on LAN?????
>
> Appreciated,
>
> Ryan