Thomas
December 11th 03, 06:07 PM
I too had this problem and tried for months to resolve
it.Then I installed a free firewall and stopped using
the XP firewall. Can now send and receive files at 2mb
per minute. My PC runs smoother safer the XP firewall is
a joke. Thomas
>-----Original Message-----
>I have not been able to send a file to several different
>recipients using Messenger. i keep getting an error msg
>relating to a firewall issue. These other recipients
are
>able to receive files from others, but not from me.
>
>I've tried taking down my xp firewall, going to Control
>Panel>Network Connections, then right clicking on my
>network connection and going into Properties, hitting
the
>Advanced tab, and unchecking the Internet Connection
>Firewall. This did not work.
>
>Then someone told me to click the General tab, then
>Properties, then Advanced, then WINS, then click the
>Enable button next to Enable NetBios over TCP/IP, but
>this didnt work either. Does anybody have any other
>suggestions? I have XP Home Edition 5.1.2600.
>
>.
>
it.Then I installed a free firewall and stopped using
the XP firewall. Can now send and receive files at 2mb
per minute. My PC runs smoother safer the XP firewall is
a joke. Thomas
>-----Original Message-----
>I have not been able to send a file to several different
>recipients using Messenger. i keep getting an error msg
>relating to a firewall issue. These other recipients
are
>able to receive files from others, but not from me.
>
>I've tried taking down my xp firewall, going to Control
>Panel>Network Connections, then right clicking on my
>network connection and going into Properties, hitting
the
>Advanced tab, and unchecking the Internet Connection
>Firewall. This did not work.
>
>Then someone told me to click the General tab, then
>Properties, then Advanced, then WINS, then click the
>Enable button next to Enable NetBios over TCP/IP, but
>this didnt work either. Does anybody have any other
>suggestions? I have XP Home Edition 5.1.2600.
>
>.
>