Configuring the XP Firewall

[MrBond]

I really hate leaving my PC up on the net without a firewall, but I've always found ZA/Tiny to be too intrusive (ie: asking me every 5 minutes to allow outbound traffic, etc). For this reason, I used BlackIce for some time, right up until my upgrade to XP. Blackice now gives me BSOD's, so I'm back to being firewall-less.

I liked the XP firewall (some sort of gui that showed me where attacks were coming from would be nice, but I can live without it), except for one thing. When connecting to IRC servers, it adds 30-60 seconds of connect time. Is there any way to configure it so it allows all traffic on certain ports?

And before someone comes in here saying not to use the XP Firewall because it only protects one way traffic, I don't want to hear it. I'm savvy enough that I don't need to worry about Trojan horse programs, I keep my virus definitions updated and my system clean.

TIA guys!

 

[nitrousninja]

I'm curious myself.

 

[Arithorn]

Me too. Where is this XP firewall?

 

[MrBond]

To activate the firewall, right click on "My Network Places" and go to properties. Right click on "Local Area Connection" and click on properties. Click on the "Advanced" tab and put a check in the box that says "Protect my computer on the internet"

 

[MrWhiteUK]

If anyone has been succesful configuring the firewall to allow file transfer in messenger I would like to hear their port settings.

 

[DN]

I think "TCPIP filtering" is what you'll want to look at.. I should be located somewhere in your internet connection settings for the appropriate adapter..

As for IRC, you might need to open port 113 (ident) in TCPIP filtering..