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To: limtex who wrote (14224)11/14/2003 1:03:59 PM
From: Jon Tara  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 14778
 
I would recommend using a hardware firewall between your network and the Internet, and forget about installing firewalls on your computers. (I like Netscreen products.)

You didn't say how you connect to the Internet. Cable? DSL? What kind of hardware makes that connection? Is it connected to your network switch (or the LinkSys) or is it hung off of one of the computers? (i.e. USB - I don't recommend this). You may have some kind of firewalling built-in. (For example, many DSL routers have firewalling of some sort or another.)

If you do install firewalls on individual computers, then you are going to have to learn enough about configuring the firewall to "poke a hole" in the firewall to allow Windows networking to pass through from your other computers - but to block it from other addresses.



To: limtex who wrote (14224)11/14/2003 7:41:23 PM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 14778
 
Sorry I am new to XP and also have problems. I installed XP professional OEM edition on same hard drive with WIN98 and Netscape is not working as are other programs



To: limtex who wrote (14224)11/15/2003 7:47:21 PM
From: Howard R. Hansen  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 14778
 
Any ideas about why I can't get a document to print from the laptop on the network printers.

When did you first have problems getting documents stored on your laptop printed on a printer attached to your desktop computer? Has it always been this way or is this a problem that arose sometime after you initially set up your network?