XP Firewall and Network Printing.

[Tony Rebel]

Hello,

After testing Internet Connection Firewall in Windows XP
Professional, we found that we are unable to print to a
shared printer off of a Windows Server 2000/2003 with the
firewall enabled. What ports would we have to add in the
advanced settings to make this function properly? I've
tried ports 92,170,515, etc., but have been unsucessful.

Thanks for your time,
Tony
[email]tsrebel@cableone.net[/email]

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

In article <035801c34bd1$47991a50$a301280a@phx.gbl>, "Tony Rebel"
<tsrebel@cableone.net> wrote:

>Hello,
>
>After testing Internet Connection Firewall in Windows XP
>Professional, we found that we are unable to print to a
>shared printer off of a Windows Server 2000/2003 with the
>firewall enabled. What ports would we have to add in the
>advanced settings to make this function properly? I've
>tried ports 92,170,515, etc., but have been unsucessful.
>
>Thanks for your time,
>Tony
>tsrebel@cableone.net

XP's Internet Connection Firewall (notice its name!) is designed for
use only on a direct modem connection to the Internet. It serves no
useful purpose on a local area network connection, and the best
solution is to disable it.
--
Best Wishes,
Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news group
for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer questions
addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.

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[url]http://mvp.support.microsoft.com[/url]

[Tony R.]

Hi Steve,

I appreciate that information.

Unfortunately, we have a lot of mobile users, and rather
than having them enable the firewall at their home
office, and disabling when they come to central offices
is not really a viable option.

Perhaps we'll have to investigate a 3rd party solution.
I noted everything seems to work fine with Norton
Internet Security and Zone Alarm, so it must be a port
issue?

Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Tony

>-----Original Message-----
>In article <035801c34bd1$47991a50

$a301280a@phx.gbl>, "Tony Rebel"

><tsrebel@cableone.net> wrote:

>>Hello,
>>
>>After testing Internet Connection Firewall in Windows

XP

>>Professional, we found that we are unable to print to a
>>shared printer off of a Windows Server 2000/2003 with

the

>>firewall enabled. What ports would we have to add in

the

>>advanced settings to make this function properly? I've
>>tried ports 92,170,515, etc., but have been unsucessful.
>>
>>Thanks for your time,
>>Tony
>>tsrebel@cableone.net

>
>XP's Internet Connection Firewall (notice its name!) is

designed for

>use only on a direct modem connection to the Internet.

It serves no

>useful purpose on a local area network connection, and

the best

>solution is to disable it.
>--
>Best Wishes,
>Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
>Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news

group

>for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer

questions

>addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
>
>Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
>[url]http://mvp.support.microsoft.com[/url]
>.
>

[Ken Wickes [MSFT]]

If you have a domain at work you can use group policy to disable the
firewall when they are at work and have it run when they are at home.

--

Ken Wickes [MSFT]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.


"Tony R." <tsrebel@cableone.net> wrote in message
news:03b701c34bde$9d5e1f00$a401280a@phx.gbl...

> Hi Steve,
>
> I appreciate that information.
>
> Unfortunately, we have a lot of mobile users, and rather
> than having them enable the firewall at their home
> office, and disabling when they come to central offices
> is not really a viable option.
>
> Perhaps we'll have to investigate a 3rd party solution.
> I noted everything seems to work fine with Norton
> Internet Security and Zone Alarm, so it must be a port
> issue?
>
> Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Tony
>

> >-----Original Message-----
> >In article <035801c34bd1$47991a50

> $a301280a@phx.gbl>, "Tony Rebel"

> ><tsrebel@cableone.net> wrote:

> >>Hello,
> >>
> >>After testing Internet Connection Firewall in Windows

> XP

> >>Professional, we found that we are unable to print to a
> >>shared printer off of a Windows Server 2000/2003 with

> the

> >>firewall enabled. What ports would we have to add in

> the

> >>advanced settings to make this function properly? I've
> >>tried ports 92,170,515, etc., but have been unsucessful.
> >>
> >>Thanks for your time,
> >>Tony
> >>tsrebel@cableone.net

> >
> >XP's Internet Connection Firewall (notice its name!) is

> designed for

> >use only on a direct modem connection to the Internet.

> It serves no

> >useful purpose on a local area network connection, and

> the best

> >solution is to disable it.
> >--
> >Best Wishes,
> >Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
> >
> >Please post any reply as a follow-up message in the news

> group

> >for everyone to see. I'm sorry, but I don't answer

> questions

> >addressed directly to me in E-mail or news groups.
> >
> >Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
> >[url]http://mvp.support.microsoft.com[/url]
> >.
> >