Re: Local Network or Internet? by Andrew
Andrew
Thu Jun 19 14:05:42 PDT 2008
Glad to be of service.
Regards,
Andrew Leith.
"Stef" <Stef@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:74A22EB7-36FB-4310-931D-96C413594CA3@microsoft.com...
>I deleted the router firewall rule as you recommended. On the desktop I use
> the F- Secure Plus firewall and have disabled the windows firewall. On the
> two laptops I use Windows firewall. And now everything seems to work fine.
> Thanks a lot for your help!
> --
> Stef
>
>
> "Andrew Leith" wrote:
>
>> Glad it worked.
>>
>> You shouldn't make any changes in your router, since its firewall is
>> designed to keep the Internet out, not the local network. If you have
>> problems sharing files and the like, you might have to open the firewalls
>> on
>> the local machines. Do you use the Windows firewall or a third party
>> firewall like ZoneAlarm , Norton etc.?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Andrew.
>>
>> "Stef" <Stef@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:E9F09C3A-3A9D-4866-B7AC-470F62755573@microsoft.com...
>> > Wow, now all PCs report their places as Local Network. I also changed
>> > the
>> > rule in the router firewall to allow inbound traffic for the range
>> > 192.168.0.2 to 192.168.254. Was this the right thing to do??
>> > --
>> > Stef
>> >
>> >
>> > "Andrew Leith" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> if Internet Explorer 7 is installed, then you'll have to make a small
>> >> configuration change.
>> >>
>> >> In Control Panel, double click on "Internet Options", click on the
>> >> Security
>> >> tab then click on "Local Intranet", finally click on the Sites button,
>> >> just
>> >> below, to the right.
>> >> Remove the check from "Automatically detect intranet network". Leave
>> >> all
>> >> other check marks in place. You might have to reboot to see the
>> >> changes.
>> >>
>> >> Hope this helps.
>> >>
>> >> Regards,
>> >>
>> >> Andrew Leith.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Stef" <Stef@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:1957050F-EDFD-49FB-89D4-6444321BC49C@microsoft.com...
>> >> > My workgroup consists of three computers, 2 Laptops connected to a
>> >> > router/modem wireless, and a Desktop connected to the router via
>> >> > cable.
>> >> > I
>> >> > created the workgroup by using the wizard. When I check "My network
>> >> > places"
>> >> > they are all in the Internet and not in a Local Network. Should they
>> >> > not
>> >> > all
>> >> > be in a local network?
>> >> > --
>> >> > Stef
>> >>
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