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XP Firewall install
- Thread starter smitty98
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To turn on the ICF feature, follow these steps:
Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Network Connections.
Right-click the connection that you want, and then click Properties on the shortcut menu that appears.
Click the Advanced tab, and then click to select the Protect my computer and network by limiting or preventing access to this computer from the Internet check box.
Click Settings.
In the Services list, click to select the check boxes of services on the computer to which you want to permit external access (if that is what you want).
Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Network Connections.
Right-click the connection that you want, and then click Properties on the shortcut menu that appears.
Click the Advanced tab, and then click to select the Protect my computer and network by limiting or preventing access to this computer from the Internet check box.
Click Settings.
In the Services list, click to select the check boxes of services on the computer to which you want to permit external access (if that is what you want).
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