Internet Connection Firewall

[Kenneth Palmer]

Yesterday I saw an ad in Windows Update for a firewall. I
installed it on two computers. I told my wife about it,
and told her to install it on her computers. She read the
instructions carefully and found it wouldn't allow you to
share files or printers. We are on Server 2003 and must
share files and printers.

Do you have any instructions to allow sharing and it not,
I need to uninstall the firewall and need instructions on
how to do it.

 

[Guest]

Gotz to click da icon in there. It be set up so mofo foo
sucka could find. Don't be wack.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

The built-in firewall is designed to be used only on a direct
connection to the Internet, not on any internal LAN connections.
Disable it for the internal LAN connection(s).


Bruce Chambers

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[David Beder [MSFT]]

You actually might want to keep the firewall on in a lan environment. Just
as you want to keep viruses out on an internet link, you want to keep any
out that are running around the lan.
You'll then want to open ports for specific services needed to be accessed.
Typical File and Print ports:
UDP 137 - netbios name service
UDP 128 - netbios datagram service
UDP 445 - SMB over UDP
TCP 139 - Nebios session service
TCP 445 - SMB over TCP

Check various product documentation to find ports you need to open for any
other services you want. EG TCP 80/443 TCP21 for web stuff. Some of these
are pre-defined for you in the ICF settings dialog.