How To Setup Window
XP File Sharing Under SP-1 Edition
Important
Note Before Setting Up Window XP File Sharing:
If you're going to be running a Internet
connection firewall, that is a computer level firewall and
you want to do Windows XP file sharing at the same time, or
any other sharing services like remote desktop control, you
will need to open up those ports, you have to open some holes
in your computer level firewall.
And this is pretty
common for people who have set up the firewall in their computer
and set up Window XP file sharing then suddenly the Window
XP file sharing doesn’t seem to work. So let me explain how
that works, go to control panel, then network connections.
Now I want to do Window XP file sharing
with certain files from my PC over the LAN (local area network)
and I have that connection firewalled. So if I share the files
they are not going to be able to get through the firewall.
So what needs to
done is first of all, right click on the icon, choose properties,
I could go to the advanced tab and simply turn off the firewall
and enable Windows XP file sharing that way by simply taking
the check mark off the sections that says “Protect my computer
and network by limiting or preventing access to this computer
from the Internet” then click ok..
But when you do, you will get a warning
that says “Turning off Internet Connection Firewall could
expose your computer to unauthorized access over the Internet.
Are you sure you want to turn it off”? In other words, hey
are you sure you want to exposure computer to the Internet
attacks? Well actually, no, so click no when it ask if you
are actually following along in this exercise.
So let’s repeat
that again, right click on your LAN (local area connection),
choose properties, then choose the advanced tap again and
this time go down to the bottom and choose the settings button.
Now in advance settings you can turn
on certain services that will be allowed on your computer
and one of them might be remote desktop. I want this computer
to be available for remote desktop and you can see here is
the port number for it, 3389 and once again the internal port
is 3389 and it is a TCP port.
So I can click OK and now remote
desktop is turned on and people can access remote desktop
if they are authenticated users of my computer.
But if you wanted
Window XP file sharing and file sharing wasn't on this list,
under Windows XP, SP1 or earlier. you have to add it manually
if you want to have an internet connection firewall but you
also want file sharing. So click the add button and you will
get the service settings window.
And so here's the service, so we
name the description as file sharing, then we name this computer
the way it will appear on the network for example PC1 and
there is the port number information too. So in this case
in order to enable Window XP file sharing, you will need to
click TCP and type port, 139 and 139 then click Ok
But you have to
do this four different time so here are the other three items
you have to enter in order to enable Window XP file sharing.
Next click add again, name it again file sharing only this
time I type port 445 which gives gives me printer sharing.
Then add another one. Only this
time the type is UDP this time and type 137 for the port numbers.
Now do it one last; called it file sharing again, then type
138 and click UDP.
Now I have these four options on
and if you double-click, you can see which ones are there.
So the ports that you actually need are 139-TCP, 445-TCP,
137-UDP and 138-UDP. Once you have done that you can hit ok
and ok again.
Now I still have a firewall protecting
this computer but now if I go to another computer on the network
and I look for my shared documents, it will appear in my available
network folders and people will be able to use those services.
As well as something like a shared printer.
Now if you're under
Windows XP SP2, this is actually a lot easier!
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