The answer is... Use linux as the gateway/firewall and screw XP server. In fact, install linux on all your PC's and screw MS altogether. No... really... if this is a home network, I recommend using linux for everything.
Good luck, Tim On Wednesday 15 May 2002 06:25 pm, Randy Donohoe wrote: > It was, and I did try removing it. I installed Zone Alarm on the chance > it was a fault in XP's firewall. > Thanks, > Randy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Wil McGilvery" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 5:03 PM > Subject: RE: Windows/Linux network > > > Is the built in XP firewall up and running on the NIC connected to the > > Internet? > > > If it is, have you tried removing it? > > > > Regards, > > > > Wil McGilvery > > Manager, Digital Media > > > > > > Lynch Technologies Inc. > > 416-744-7191 > > 1-888-622-3729 > > 416-744-0406 FAX > > www.lynchdigital.com > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Randy Donohoe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 2:45 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Windows/Linux network > > > > This is probably a Windows issue, so be forewarned. I have DSL coming > > into a single-port modem. A Cat 5 patch cable connects it to a Linksys > > 5 > > > port switch. A Windows XP box acts as the server using Internet > > Connection Sharing. Downline is two more XP boxes and a Mandrake 8.2 > > box. The problem is I can pull any URL on the XP server box and the > > Mandrake box, but can only pull some URL's on the other two XP boxes. > > I > > > can ping or trace route any URL on these two, put can't pull the page > > with Explorer. So far all the ones I can't pull seem to have some > > type > > > of security features. It isn't a DNS caching issue, done checked that. > > Could it be anything on the Mandrake box? I know it seems kind of far > > fetched, but I'm running out of options. > > Thanks, > > Randy Donohoe > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Linux-users mailing list - > > http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users > > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the > > above URL. > > > _______________________________________________ > > Linux-users mailing list - > > http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users > > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the > > above URL. > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list - > http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe > info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL. -- Caldera eWorkstation 3.1+, kernel 2.4.18-preempt, KDE 3.0.1, Xfree86 4.1.0 12:00am up 1 day, 5:45, 1 user, load average: 0.00, 0.00, 0.00 It's what you learn AFTER you know it all that counts _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
