[BC] Windows XP firewall

[Chris Gebhardt]

Tom Taggart wrote:
> Have an automation machine which is either Windows XP or XP media center 
> (not sure if we have XP pro installed on that or not--not at the 
> machine.  Media center is not XP-home.).
> 
> The Windows firewall needs to be disabled since we use PC anywhere for 
> when the automation misbehaves and there is no-one at the station. 
> However, even if disabled the Firewall likes to turn itself back on.
> 
> Any cure for this? I found one solution that would have you disable the 
> firewall, then run "CMD" from the start menu, then instruct the machine 
> to "sc delete windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing" (which 
> supposedly uninstalls the firewall)
> 
> Any hazards with this procedure? (We have a Norton firewall on the 
> machine connected to the DSL, this machine sees internet only through 
> the network.) Does it work?

You can set an exception with the Windows Firewall to allow PC Anywhere 
to come on through.  Just set a rule for the appropriate port that you 
are using.

Chris Gebhardt
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