Symantec Critical System Disabling Windows XP firewalls, Disabling Internet Connection Firewall

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			Disabling Windows XP firewalls
	Table 2-2	Recommended hardware
Component	Hardware		Specific OS (if applicable)
	x86		Windows NT Server
			Windows Server 2003 32-bit
			Windows XP Professional
			Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 3.0, 4.0
			SUSE Linux Enterprise 8, 9
			Sun Solaris 10 (IDS only in non-global zone)
	EM64T		Windows Server 2003 Standard/Enterprise x64
			Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 3.0, 4.0
			SUSE Linux Enterprise 9
			Sun Solaris 10 (IDS only in non-global zone)
	AMD™64		Windows Server 2003 Standard/Enterprise x64
			Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES 3.0, 4.0
			SUSE Linux Enterprise 8, 9
			Sun Solaris 10 (IDS only in non-global zone)
	IA32		SUSE Linux Enterprise 8
	IA64		HP-UX on Itanium 2
	Alpha		Tru64 5.1B-3

Disabling Windows XP firewalls

Windows XP and Windows 2003 Server contain firewalls that are enabled by default. If these firewalls are enabled, you might not be able to establish network communications between the management console, management server, and agents.

Disabling Internet Connection Firewall

Windows XP with Service Pack 1 includes a firewall called Internet Connection Firewall that can interfere with network communications. If any of your computers run Windows XP, you can disable the Windows XP firewall before or after you install Symantec Critical System Protection components.

To disable Internet Connection Firewall

1On the Windows XP taskbar, click Start > Control Panel.

2In the Control Panel window, double-click Network Connections.

3In the Network Connections window, right-click the active connection, and then click Properties.