Quote: from hypnotoad at 10:25 pm on June 15, 2006
I have set that remote computers that try to connect to my computer via *insert P2P program name* to have access, but every time somebody connects, a security alert pops up and asks if I will permit or block access for that computer. What's going on?
1. Open it up.
2. Go to "Personal Firewall".
3. Go to "Programs" along the top.
4. Scroll down through the program list to find the name of the P2P app you want.
5. Set "Internet Access" to "Permit All". If you've Norton Internet Security 2005, then you could also try changing these settings:
1. Open it up.
2. Go to "Options" and click "Norton Internet Security".
3. Go to "Firewall" and uncheck "Program Component Monitoring" and "Program Launch Monitoring".
Obviously, this will reduce your security level slightly, but so long as you're not doing anything dodgy it should not affect you.
As for the comments about Norton being shit - if you know how to use it and how to properly set it up, norton is excellent and would generally be regarded as one of the best and thorough anti virus' and firewalls out there. If you're not going to take them time to configure it well then what do you expect. I've used it on all of my PCs, and its worked grand for me.
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