Cannot get BearSharePro past my firewall. Please help?

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I keep getting a security alert when I attempt to deploy BearSharePro. I use
WindowsXP Home Ed., have Norton Internet Security and Anti-Virus.

Can someone please tell me how to get this "Firewall Rule" issue resolved so
I can begin using BearShare?

I appreciate your help.

Sharry

 

[Guest]

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Norton Internet Security has built-in tables of applications that it
will allow or block. Peer-to-Peer file sharing apps are usually set
to blocked. You just have to change NIS's internal Application
settings to allow BearShare network access. I believe the setting
is under Program Control. I think the settings are Allow, Block or
Automatic. Check the Help function in NIS for exact instructions.


"Sharry" <Sharry@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news317CA7A-5C02-4573-9431-BD7473C43BE9@microsoft.com...
>I keep getting a security alert when I attempt to deploy BearSharePro. I
>use
> WindowsXP Home Ed., have Norton Internet Security and Anti-Virus.
>
> Can someone please tell me how to get this "Firewall Rule" issue resolved
> so
> I can begin using BearShare?
>
> I appreciate your help.
>
> Sharry

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?)

NIS seems to be trying to protect you from yourself.

1. Configure NIS to allow BearShare access;

2 Subscribe to a BearShare membership (giving you BearShare w/out
hijackware), or

3. Use another, hijackware-free P2P app.

SpywareInfo :· Clean and Infected File Sharing Programs:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/articles/p2p/

--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security


Sharry wrote:
> I keep getting a security alert when I attempt to deploy BearSharePro. I
> use WindowsXP Home Ed., have Norton Internet Security and Anti-Virus.
>
> Can someone please tell me how to get this "Firewall Rule" issue resolved
> so I can begin using BearShare?
>
> I appreciate your help.
>
> Sharry