Author Topic: Disabling the firewall in a LAN (Read 837 times)

Corsair · « **on:** November 23, 2003, 08:07:23 AM »

Anyone know how to do this? I've gone crazy trying to figure it out.

mold · « **Reply #1 on:** November 23, 2003, 09:35:21 AM »

Are you talking about the firewall in your PC? Or the one in your home router (linksys, netgear, etc)? Or something else?

Heater · « **Reply #2 on:** November 23, 2003, 09:45:09 AM »

Need more detail,

is it software based, hardware based etc......

Corsair · « **Reply #3 on:** November 23, 2003, 09:49:23 AM »

It's in a hardware-based home network.

Roscoroo · « **Reply #4 on:** November 23, 2003, 11:21:35 AM »

Can the pc's "talk to each other " already on the network ?

is there any type of AV programs running on any of them or software based additional firewalls on them ?

Corsair · « **Reply #5 on:** November 23, 2003, 02:07:15 PM »

No additional firewalls.

B17Skull12 · « **Reply #6 on:** November 23, 2003, 02:43:33 PM »

ok what os do you have and do you have a router? cause for me all i need to do is in my internet explorer type in the ip and it will take me to router homepage and from there i can disable it.

214thCavalier · « **Reply #7 on:** November 23, 2003, 02:56:17 PM »

Are you just guessing its a firewall problem because they dont communicate ?

Do you have netbios installed for lan adapters use ?

If you do they should easily find each other.

If you don't try a ping from 1 comp to anothers ip address if you get a return you will have to map the other computer to enable access.

Personally as my lan adapter also gives me access to the net i have disabled netbios for it and mapped the drives for security.
I also sit behind a NAT router and have Zone alarm on all comps.

mold · « **Reply #8 on:** November 23, 2003, 04:02:48 PM »

Corsair--

What exactly are you trying to do? That is, why do you need to disable the firewall?

Roscoroo · « **Reply #9 on:** November 23, 2003, 04:55:57 PM »

i think he's trying to set up h2h lan play ....

but he needs to get his pc's talking to each other first .. or log in by using ip addys

Corsair · « **Reply #10 on:** November 23, 2003, 05:21:15 PM »

I don't want to set up for LAN play...

I want to host an H2h room, since the firewall has been keeping me from doing this, I believe. I should have made that clear before.

mold · « **Reply #11 on:** November 23, 2003, 05:25:16 PM »

OK, got it. I take it you want to host a H2H with someone over the net (outside your home network). You should be able to do this either by mapping a port on your firewall (preferred) or by putting that computer in the "DMZ" (less preferred). What type of router do you have, i.e. what brand/model?

Roscoroo · « **Reply #12 on:** November 23, 2003, 05:33:19 PM »

you also have to enable tcp/ip incoming/ outgoing traffic for ports 2000-5000 to be able to host.