SP2 and port forwarding

[Guest]

Hi,

I want to forward a TCP port from my XP Home computer to my old 98 computer.
I used to do this easily with the Internet Connection Firewall of XP.
But since I installed SP2, I can't find where in the firewall GUI this can
be set up.
Is this still possible ?

 

[phoenix]

Hi,

I want to forward a TCP port from my XP Home computer to my old 98 computer.
I used to do this easily with the Internet Connection Firewall of XP.
But since I installed SP2, I can't find where in the firewall GUI this can
be set up.
Is this still possible ?

You don't forward ports with ICF, you use the settings in ICS for that. ICF
is only effective on the PC which it's activated. ICS is for sharing your
internet connection and is a NAT router, you'll find the settings in there.

Regards

Bill

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Hi,

I want to forward a TCP port from my XP Home computer to my old 98 computer.
I used to do this easily with the Internet Connection Firewall of XP.
But since I installed SP2, I can't find where in the firewall GUI this can
be set up.
Is this still possible ?

In the Windows Firewall GUI, click the Advanced tab, put a check mark
in the box for your LAN connection, and click Settings. Select a
pre-defined service or click Add to define a new one.
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

You don't forward ports with ICF, you use the settings in ICS for that. ICF
is only effective on the PC which it's activated. ICS is for sharing your
internet connection and is a NAT router, you'll find the settings in there.

Regards

Bill

Hi, BIll. Souliers is asking about SP2's Windows Firewall, which
replaced the ICF (Internet Connection Firewall) found in earlier
versions of XP.

In XP SP2, open the Windows Firewall GUI (Control Panel | Security
Center | Windows Firewall), click the Advanced tab, put a check mark
in the box for your LAN connection, and click Settings.

In XP RTM and SP1, right-click the shared network connection, click
Properties, click Advanced, and click Settings.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

 

[phoenix]

Hi, BIll. Souliers is asking about SP2's Windows Firewall, which
replaced the ICF (Internet Connection Firewall) found in earlier
versions of XP.

In XP SP2, open the Windows Firewall GUI (Control Panel | Security
Center | Windows Firewall), click the Advanced tab, put a check mark
in the box for your LAN connection, and click Settings.

In XP RTM and SP1, right-click the shared network connection, click
Properties, click Advanced, and click Settings.

Sorry Steve, I missed that. It'll teach me to read the subject of a post in
a bit more detail before posting twaddle. Oops.

Regards

Bill