Internet sharing

[BA]

I am told I need to open certain firewall ports to enable
me to share my broadband connection with a networked
laptop, does anyone know how I go about doing this on
windows xp?
Thanks

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Please visit the Firewall experts in the Firewall newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.networking.firewall

How to Open/Close Ports in the Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/ports.asp

How to Manually Open Ports in Internet Connection Firewall in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;308127

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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|I am told I need to open certain firewall ports to enable
| me to share my broadband connection with a networked
| laptop, does anyone know how I go about doing this on
| windows xp?
| Thanks