Microsoft firewall issue (I think)

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Dave Rudolf

Hey all,

I'm running XP pro, and I'm having problems getting an Apacke web server (and
the standard Microsoft FTP server) working. When those services are running, I
can connect to them from the same machine, but I cannot connect to them from
other machines (either on the same router or from completely different part of
the internet). I'm told by my IT people that the routers do not have any sort
of firewall blocking those ports (80 and 21, of course). I do have XP's
build-in firewall running, but have "expections" for those programs, so in
theory it should still let that traffic through. Even if I tur off the
firewall, I still can't connect. So, are my IT people lying, or is there some
other reason that the OS would block remote traffic on those ports?

Thanks.

Dave
 
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Dave Rudolf said:
Hey all,

I'm running XP pro, and I'm having problems getting an Apacke web server (and
the standard Microsoft FTP server) working. When those services are running, I
can connect to them from the same machine, but I cannot connect to them from
other machines (either on the same router or from completely different part of
the internet). I'm told by my IT people that the routers do not have any sort
of firewall blocking those ports (80 and 21, of course). I do have XP's
build-in firewall running, but have "expections" for those programs, so in
theory it should still let that traffic through. Even if I tur off the
firewall, I still can't connect. So, are my IT people lying, or is there some
other reason that the OS would block remote traffic on those ports?

Thanks.

Dave
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I assume this router comes in a box , so get the box and check the
inscription for SPI firewall or search for NAT . These two technologies are
firewall protections to this MIGHT block . However , I think it is most
likely to your ISP or the site/server not working accurately.


Panda_man
 
Panda_man said:
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I assume this router comes in a box , so get the box and check the
inscription for SPI firewall or search for NAT . These two technologies are
firewall protections to this MIGHT block . However , I think it is most
likely to your ISP or the site/server not working accurately.


Panda_man
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Hmm, I don't have the packaging for the routers handy, but I didn't find
anything about NAT or SPI on the outer casing.

Okay, if it is a problem with the host machine, what should I look for? I
don't think it's a problem with the server software, as I've tried to connect
to an Apache HTTP server, a Windows XP server, and a WarFTPD server (all
running from the localhost). If I connect to any of those servers from the
local host, it works fine. If I try to connect to the servers from any other
machine (including those that are directly connected to the same router), I
get nothing. What would cause that, or what should I look for?

Thanks.

Dave
 
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