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Finding firewallsI've been encountering problems connecting two computers via wireless
network, both machines running Windows XP Home. I have a sneaking suspicion that there's a firewall lurking in the background that is blocking traffic between the two. (I have Windows firewall on and McAfee off). Is there a way to find other firewalls, such as one that might have comne in with the installation of a VPN prior to networking? Thanks, pjs I have seen reports of Cisco VPN client software causing issues like this.
Any chance your running a Cisco VPN client program? Also, some wireless routers give you an option to block traffic between wireless clients. Check your routers support site or the users manual for possible help with that. -- Show quoteHide quoteAl Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows – Desktop User Experience) This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights... The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com "pjs" wrote: > I've been encountering problems connecting two computers via wireless > network, both machines running Windows XP Home. I have a sneaking suspicion > that there's a firewall lurking in the background that is blocking traffic > between the two. (I have Windows firewall on and McAfee off). > > Is there a way to find other firewalls, such as one that might have comne in > with the installation of a VPN prior to networking? > > Thanks, > > pjs Here is an old thread concerning a Cisco VPN client and Remote Desktop
problems as an FYI... http://tinyurl.com/jf96z -- Show quoteHide quoteAl Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows – Desktop User Experience) This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights... The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com "Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote: > I have seen reports of Cisco VPN client software causing issues like this. > Any chance your running a Cisco VPN client program? > > Also, some wireless routers give you an option to block traffic between > wireless clients. Check your routers support site or the users manual for > possible help with that. > -- > > Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows – Desktop User Experience) > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no > rights... > The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com > > > > "pjs" wrote: > > > I've been encountering problems connecting two computers via wireless > > network, both machines running Windows XP Home. I have a sneaking suspicion > > that there's a firewall lurking in the background that is blocking traffic > > between the two. (I have Windows firewall on and McAfee off). > > > > Is there a way to find other firewalls, such as one that might have comne in > > with the installation of a VPN prior to networking? > > > > Thanks, > > > > pjs On Jan 23, 2:44 pm, Sooner Al [MVP] <Soone***@somewhere.net.invalid>
wrote: Show quoteHide quote > Here is an old thread concerning a Cisco VPN client and Remote Desktop Please not the the OP was running XP Home of both PC. XP Home does> problems as an FYI... > > http://tinyurl.com/jf96z > > -- > > Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows – Desktop User Experience) > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no > rights... > The MS-MVP Program -http://mvp.support.microsoft.com > > "Sooner Al [MVP]" wrote: > > I have seen reports of Cisco VPN client software causing issues like this. > > Any chance your running a Cisco VPN client program? > > > Also, some wireless routers give you an option to block traffic between > > wireless clients. Check your routers support site or the users manual for > > possible help with that. > > -- > > > Al Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows – Desktop User Experience) > > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no > > rights... > > The MS-MVP Program -http://mvp.support.microsoft.com > > > "pjs" wrote: > > > > I've been encountering problems connecting two computers via wireless > > > network, both machines running Windows XP Home. I have a sneaking suspicion > > > that there's a firewall lurking in the background that is blocking traffic > > > between the two. (I have Windows firewall on and McAfee off). > > > > Is there a way to find other firewalls, such as one that might have comne in > > > with the installation of a VPN prior to networking? > > > > Thanks, > > > > pjs not allow the PC to "respond" to a Remote Desktop request. XP Home can only request a Remote Desktop from other Server or XP Pro. smlunatick wrote:
> Please not the the OP was running XP Home of both PC. XP Home does Yes, but XP Home can run the Cisco VPN client. I was just at a client's this> not allow the PC to "respond" to a Remote Desktop request. XP Home > can only request a Remote Desktop from other Server or XP Pro. morning where that is the case. And the Cisco VPN has a stateful firewall option that will block LAN traffic. And that is why I was at my client's this morning, to uncheck that option that somehow got reselected after an update of that program. So maybe the OP has something similar. Malke Your right of course...
The OP did mention VPN so I interjected the possibility that Cisco VPN client software could be a possible source of the problem based on past threads where that software caused other issues with networking type software, ie. like RDC for example. So until we hear back we are all in the dark so to speak. -- Show quoteHide quoteAl Jarvi (MS-MVP Windows – Desktop User Experience) This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights... The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com "smlunatick" wrote: > > Please not the the OP was running XP Home of both PC. XP Home does > not allow the PC to "respond" to a Remote Desktop request. XP Home > can only request a Remote Desktop from other Server or XP Pro. > On Jan 23, 1:28 pm, pjs <p***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> I've been encountering problems connecting two computers via wireless McAfee has been known to not completely be turned off when you turn it> network, both machines running Windows XP Home. I have a sneaking suspicion > that there's a firewall lurking in the background that is blocking traffic > between the two. (I have Windows firewall on and McAfee off). > > Is there a way to find other firewalls, such as one that might have comne in > with the installation of a VPN prior to networking? > > Thanks, > > pjs off. Hi
In many cases Firewall Off, does not mean that it is Not Running something in the background. Sometimes the only solution is to totally uninstall. Download this and see what Processed are running. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx If you see some thing related to McAfee you can "Kill" the process and see what it does. Jack (MS, MVP-Networking). Show quoteHide quote "pjs" <p**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:DB9387D1-AAB3-4B5C-93E8-47E916A758D6@microsoft.com... > I've been encountering problems connecting two computers via wireless > network, both machines running Windows XP Home. I have a sneaking > suspicion > that there's a firewall lurking in the background that is blocking traffic > between the two. (I have Windows firewall on and McAfee off). > > Is there a way to find other firewalls, such as one that might have comne > in > with the installation of a VPN prior to networking? > > Thanks, > > pjs 
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