[The Undertaker]

Hi All,
I have a PC and a laptop, both running Win XP (without SP1/SP2), with the PC
having zonealarm installed and a printer attached. I have a DSL line, which
I share through a router to which both computers are connected to. I have
set up a network with those two, but I am able to share files or print from
the laptop only after shutting down zonealarm. So my questions:
1-How to configure Windows or ZoneAlarm so that the sharing can work even
with ZoneAlarm running?
2-In that case do I really still need the firewall?
Your help would be much appreciated.
The Undertaker

[Chuck]

On Tue, 24 May 2005 00:24:06 +0800, "The Undertaker" <chrispak9@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>Hi All,
>I have a PC and a laptop, both running Win XP (without SP1/SP2), with the PC
>having zonealarm installed and a printer attached. I have a DSL line, which
>I share through a router to which both computers are connected to. I have
>set up a network with those two, but I am able to share files or print from
>the laptop only after shutting down zonealarm. So my questions:
>1-How to configure Windows or ZoneAlarm so that the sharing can work even
>with ZoneAlarm running?
>2-In that case do I really still need the firewall?
>Your help would be much appreciated.
>The Undertaker

Undertaker,

If you have a NAT router, you're probably protected adequately from malicious
incoming traffic. But a personal firewall like Zone Alarm is still a good idea,
in a layered defense strategy. There's a lot more to worry about than just
network layer attacks these days.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/05/please-protect-yourself-layer-your.html>

--
Cheers,
Chuck
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not necessarily a bad thing - it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.

[Bob Willard]

The Undertaker wrote:
> Hi All,
> I have a PC and a laptop, both running Win XP (without SP1/SP2), with the PC
> having zonealarm installed and a printer attached. I have a DSL line, which
> I share through a router to which both computers are connected to. I have
> set up a network with those two, but I am able to share files or print from
> the laptop only after shutting down zonealarm. So my questions:
> 1-How to configure Windows or ZoneAlarm so that the sharing can work even
> with ZoneAlarm running?
> 2-In that case do I really still need the firewall?
> Your help would be much appreciated.
> The Undertaker
>
>

On each PC (the laptop is also a PC) add the other PC's IPA to ZA's trusted
zone.
--
Cheers, Bob

[The Undertaker]

Sorry but what is "IPA" Thanks
The Undertaker


"Bob Willard" <BobwBSGS@TrashThis.comcast.net> wrote in message
news:ujM$ot7XFHA.3140@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> The Undertaker wrote:
> > Hi All,
> > I have a PC and a laptop, both running Win XP (without SP1/SP2), with
the PC
> > having zonealarm installed and a printer attached. I have a DSL line,
which
> > I share through a router to which both computers are connected to. I
have
> > set up a network with those two, but I am able to share files or print
from
> > the laptop only after shutting down zonealarm. So my questions:
> > 1-How to configure Windows or ZoneAlarm so that the sharing can work
even
> > with ZoneAlarm running?
> > 2-In that case do I really still need the firewall?
> > Your help would be much appreciated.
> > The Undertaker
> >
> >
>
> On each PC (the laptop is also a PC) add the other PC's IPA to ZA's
trusted
> zone.
> --
> Cheers, Bob

[Chuck]

On Wed, 25 May 2005 03:33:58 +0800, "The Undertaker" <chrispak9@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>Sorry but what is "IPA" Thanks
>The Undertaker

IP address.

--
Cheers,
Chuck
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not necessarily a bad thing - it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck sonic net.