A friend of mine has a problem with ZA.
He's networked 2 PC's but has difficulty accessing the Internet

The Problem is that if Pc 1 (the main one) has ZoneAlarm set to High Pc2 cannot access the Internet, but if its set to Medium he can access the internet.
He has no problems accessing either PC over the LAN.
Both PC's Have ZA Installed.

The Question....
Which settings has he to alter to enable him to set ZA to High and allow his other PC to have internet access?

Ian

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Is PC2 sharing the Internet connection of PC1 ?
or
Is PC2 connected to the Internet via a router, either by wireless or using a LAN cable ?

The ZA firewall on PC2 shouldn't really be affecting the Internet connection of PC1.

It might be worth adding a 'Permit / Allow' rule to your ZA firewall to allow your local network.
ie: [Allow All: 192.168.0.1 - 192.168.0.255], etc. (your network addresses may be different so check first)

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driver_ian agrees: This tip solved it, Thanks

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PC2 is sharing PC1's connection as the modem is of the "Speedtouch" variety and is USB only.
I believe the two PC's are wired together and not wireless. (it's not my set up, so I'm not completely certain).
I was asked if I knew the ZA settings for my friends problem, so I said I know some people that might!!

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Well personally I would start by adding the above to allow the local network to communicate.
It might be a good idea to start from scratch with the firewall, ie: reset all settings. That way, you can ensure that all necessary files and programs are permitted - you may have something blocked that shouldn't be.
You may get requests from files such as SVCHOST which is often necessary for Internet to work over a shared connection.
Also, make sure, in Internet Connection Sharing, that Allow other network users to connect through this computer's Internet connection is enabled.

Have a read of this too, it may help: How to configure Internet Connection Sharing in Windows XP

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I'll pass that info on and let you know how it goes...

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I'm informed that after my friend added aPermit/Allow rule as mentioned above the problem has been resolved.
Many thanks to Cyberdyne for his help
Ian

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You're very welcome, glad it worked.

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