Sharing files and a printer with ZoneAlarm installed

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The Undertaker

Hi All,
I have a PC and a laptop, both running Win XP (without SP1/SP2), with the PC
having zonealarm installed and a printer attached. I have a DSL line, which
I share through a router to which both computers are connected to. I have
set up a network with those two, but I am able to share files or print from
the laptop only after shutting down zonealarm. So my questions:
1-How to configure Windows or ZoneAlarm so that the sharing can work even
with ZoneAlarm running?
2-In that case do I really still need the firewall?
Your help would be much appreciated.
The Undertaker
 
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Chuck

Hi All,
I have a PC and a laptop, both running Win XP (without SP1/SP2), with the PC
having zonealarm installed and a printer attached. I have a DSL line, which
I share through a router to which both computers are connected to. I have
set up a network with those two, but I am able to share files or print from
the laptop only after shutting down zonealarm. So my questions:
1-How to configure Windows or ZoneAlarm so that the sharing can work even
with ZoneAlarm running?
2-In that case do I really still need the firewall?
Your help would be much appreciated.
The Undertaker
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Undertaker,

If you have a NAT router, you're probably protected adequately from malicious
incoming traffic. But a personal firewall like Zone Alarm is still a good idea,
in a layered defense strategy. There's a lot more to worry about than just
network layer attacks these days.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/please-protect-yourself-layer-your.html>

--
Cheers,
Chuck
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not necessarily a bad thing - it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.
 
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Bob Willard

The said:
Hi All,
I have a PC and a laptop, both running Win XP (without SP1/SP2), with the PC
having zonealarm installed and a printer attached. I have a DSL line, which
I share through a router to which both computers are connected to. I have
set up a network with those two, but I am able to share files or print from
the laptop only after shutting down zonealarm. So my questions:
1-How to configure Windows or ZoneAlarm so that the sharing can work even
with ZoneAlarm running?
2-In that case do I really still need the firewall?
Your help would be much appreciated.
The Undertaker
Click to expand...

On each PC (the laptop is also a PC) add the other PC's IPA to ZA's trusted
zone.
 

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