WinXP Firewall

[Saturn]

I'm trying to use a game online that requires a certain port, but WinXP Home is blocking ports with a firewall. It set up the firewall because it is the host/gateway on my home network. What steps should I take to enable ports in certain ranges?

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[jihiggs]

i dont think you can forward ports with the built in firewall. i recomend installing a real firewall. zonealarm is pretty good

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[Saturn]

What steps do you take to disable all firewall procedures in WinXP?

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[rook]

To turn off the built in firewall in XP:
right click "my network places", select properties
right click "local area connection", select properties
under the advanced tab, uncheck the firewall box


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[Saturn]

Thanks. I guess I could have figured that out. It seems as though the best way to implement firewalls is to get a third party version to customize ports and actions.

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[Cerian]

You CAN forward ports with the XP built in firewall.
It's rather simple, in the spot where you enable ICF there should be a button near the bottom marked settings. Just add the specific port you want if it isn't already listed.