hi do i need to tick any of these services in firewall Xpsp2 my mail outlook works as does everything else thanks..MD
In the Advanced settings leave the Local Area Connection selected. You should not need change anything here with just the one interface as any exceptions you have defined under the Exceptions tab are global. If you had more than one adapter they would be listed here, then the Advanced settings could be used to define exceptions per interface. Windows Firewall Overview & Tips Regards, CrazyM