Firewall in XP (sp2) -cannot connect over VPN

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Jeevan

Hi,

I use Cisco VPN client to connect to remote project
servers over WAN.
My sys: Intel '86, 512 Mb
It used to work fine with XP, professional - ServicePack 1

But with SP2 could only connect when I disable the
Firewall settings.

Where can I get details of how to disable firewall for
specific programs/ ports/ remote servers.
(I played with the Exceptions tab in WindowsFirewall
dialog but only cud connect if I disable Firewall
completely)

After connection re-enabling the Firewall settings seems
to have effect on the established connection - Cud read/
write to the remote http/ CVS servers.

Any clues ?
 
Jeevan said:
I use Cisco VPN client to connect to remote project
servers over WAN.
My sys: Intel '86, 512 Mb
It used to work fine with XP, professional - ServicePack 1

But with SP2 could only connect when I disable the
Firewall settings.
Click to expand...

See "Troubleshooting Windows Firewall settings in Windows XP Service
Pack 2" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=875357).
 
With firewall enabled I tried the VPN s/w.
It did not connect but did not get the 'Security Alert'
dialog/ baloon or whatever as the KB article says. - WHY ?
 
Jeevan said:
With firewall enabled I tried the VPN s/w.
It did not connect but did not get the 'Security Alert'
dialog/ baloon or whatever as the KB article says. - WHY ?
Click to expand...

The article says, that this message _may_ pop up. Try using the manual
configuration as described under "Configuring Windows Firewall by
using the Windows Security Center".
 
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