lost network access when WinXP Home firewall activated?

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I changed my settings to activate the built in firewall in WINXP home and found that my connection to my office workgroup was lost. As soon as I deactivated the firewall, I had access again. Do I need to change another setting to maintain the firewall and still have access to the workgroup? Thank you for inforamtion regarding this issue
 
rogerreal said:
I changed my settings to activate the built in firewall in WINXP home
and found that my connection to my office workgroup was lost. As
soon as I deactivated the firewall, I had access again. Do I need to
change another setting to maintain the firewall and still have access
to the workgroup? Thank you for inforamtion regarding this issue.
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The firewall is only for a direct internet connection, i.e., computer to
modem to internet.

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I changed my settings to activate the built in firewall in WINXP home and found that my connection to my office workgroup was lost. As soon as I deactivated the firewall, I had access again. Do I need to change another setting to maintain the firewall and still have access to the workgroup? Thank you for inforamtion regarding this issue.
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start > help > search > icf.
What you are experiencing is normal. ICF is, as staed in the help, for use
on a computer directly connected to the Internet and will interfere with
LAN communications.
 
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