enable firewalling on LAN connection

[Guest]

I need to enable XP Pro's built-in firewalling on a fileserver but in doing so the shared folders can no longer be accessed. Which service or setting do I need to add/enable to be able to still access shared folders?

thanx!

 

[Shenan Stanley]

I need to enable XP Pro's built-in firewalling on a fileserver but in
doing so the shared folders can no longer be accessed. Which service
or setting do I need to add/enable to be able to still access shared
folders?

You can enable XP's firewall and leave the correct ports open for
file/printer sharing. However, I highly recommend using a hardware
firewall/router instead.

HOW TO: Enable or Disable Internet Connection Firewall in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=283673

Only effectively blocking INCOMING traffic - not outgoing...
More information:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/plan/icf.asp

How to Manually Open Ports in Internet Connection Firewall in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308127

General firewall information:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/columns/northrup/02august12.asp

 

[Guest]

aah thanx! very informative.

We do have a dedicated firewall but wanted to shield the fileserver against attacks from within the LAN. We had an incident where the fileserver flatlined the network which I can only suspect was due to some virus or hardware abnormality. Turning on the firewall option instantly solved the problem.

Anine