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Computer Security
Notes Windows XP Firewall Setting
Windows Firewall on XP SP2 machines, open Windows Firewall in Control Panel and select the
Off option on the General tab:
Scenario
To manually allow incoming traffic on TCP port 80 for an XP SP2 machine running as an intranet
web server in a workgroup environment, open Windows Firewall in Control Panel, switch to
the Exceptions tab and click the Add Port button. Then type a descriptive name for the new
exception and specify that TCP port 80 be statically opened for unsolicited inbound traffic:
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