McAfee 5 manual Startup Options, Access to shares

McAfee Firewall

Table 5-2. McAfee Firewall’s Network Control Settings

Internet Traffic Setting	Description
Filter all traffic	Gives you the opportunity to decide whether an
	application or program in your computer will be
	allowed to access the Internet. If an unrecognized
	program attempts to access your computer from the
	Internet, you will also be given an opportunity to
	allow or block its access your computer.
Allow all traffic	Configures McAfee Firewall to allow all Internet
	traffic into and out of your computer. All programs in
	your computer will be allowed to access the Internet;
	programs attempting to access your computer from
	the Internet will not be blocked. Allow all traffic
	disables all McAfee Firewall protection features and
	should only be used for diagnostic purposes.
2 Click Next.

Startup Options

This screen allows you to choose how you want McAfee Firewall to respond as you start your computer.

For your convenience, recommended Startup Load Options have been pre-selected for you.

1Select Load McAfee Firewall automatically at startup if you want firewall protection as you start your computer. If you do not want McAfee Firewall to start as your computer starts, then clear this check box.

2If you want to display a McAfee Firewall icon on your Windows desktop, then select Place a McAfee Firewall icon on the desktop. If you do not want an icon on your Windows desktop, then clear this check box.

3Click Next.

Access to shares

If your computer is part of a workgroup, such as a home network, you can configure McAfee Firewall to allow access to your computer’s network shares as well as allow your computer to access other computer’s shares. A share is a resource such as a drive, directory, file, or printer available to a workgroup or home networked computers.

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