Windows XP ICF & FTP

Hi,

I have Windows XP Professional and if I run Internet
Connection Firewall (IFC) then I can not connect to any
FTP server. So I must shut down IFC. Is there any other
way how can I connect to FTP server without shutting down
IFC ? Because if I shut down IFC someone may hack my
computer.

Thanks.

YoKenny
Tue Sep 16 08:28:36 CDT 2003

Johnny B. wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have Windows XP Professional and if I run Internet
> Connection Firewall (IFC) then I can not connect to any
> FTP server. So I must shut down IFC. Is there any other
> way how can I connect to FTP server without shutting down
> IFC ? Because if I shut down IFC someone may hack my
> computer.

Use a better firewall like Kerio. It permits customization and provides
outbound protection against rogue applications.
http://www.kerio.com/us/kpf_download.html

Karl
Tue Sep 16 08:46:10 CDT 2003


"YoKenny" <YKnot@home.invalid> wrote in message
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> Use a better firewall like Kerio. It permits customization and provides
> outbound protection against rogue applications.
> http://www.kerio.com/us/kpf_download.html

Kerio is generally better than ICF and switching to it is not a bad idea.
However, I'm not sure it's better at FTP than Kerio. ICF supposedly acts as
a proxy and monitors your FTP connections to allow the second data
communication which uses a randomly chosen port. I'm not sure Kerio does
that.

You may be able to fix this by changing your FTP software [or Internet
Explorer, if that's what you're using] to use both Active and Passive FTP.
In IE, this is under Tools, Internet Options, Advanced.