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re: Question about 'How to Share Files through Windows XP's Internet Connection Firewall' Monday, August 18, 2008 at 6:53 am Posted by appleoddity (2244 messages posted) I'm not sure why that article exists for WinXP, however, forget about creating custom access rules in your firewall. Go into control panel -> windows firewall -> under the "general" tab, make sure "do not allow exceptions" is unchecked. Then click the "exceptions" tab and check "File and printer sharing" and click OK. All that nonsense you are trying to accomplish is accomplished with that one check mark. This is also automatically checked when you enable file and printer sharing in windows so it is unlikely that it isn't already checked. Now, is this your first post about this problem, or have you started another thread somewhere? And, how about describing what the problem is that you're having, because from the sounds of it, it probably has nothing to do with the Windows Firewall. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'How to Share Files through Windows XP's Internet Connection Firewall' Monday, August 18, 2008 at 6:58 am Posted by appleoddity (2244 messages posted) I'm sorry.. I didn't mean to bash the article, but I do believe that article exists for pre-service pack 2 days. If you have service pack 2 or newer installed, it is as simple as I stated in my previous post. Nothing further needs to be done. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Question about 'How to Share Files through Windows XP's Internet Connection Firewall' Monday, August 18, 2008 at 8:46 am Posted by geek9pm (903 messages posted) Article agrees with some information found elsewhere. Geek9pm [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum