B.2. Lab B.2: Turn on the Firewall in Windows XP: Method One

This lab requires a Windows XP workstation with a wireless connection.

To turn on the firewall, follow these steps:

  1. Right-click the wireless connection icon in the notification area at the right of the Taskbar.

  2. Choose View Available Wireless Networks.

  3. On the left side of the dialog box, click Change Order of Preferred Networks.

  4. Select the Advanced tab, and beneath Windows Firewall, click Settings. The dialog box that appears is shown in Figure B.2.

  5. Click the On button to enable the firewall, then choose the Exceptions tab and configure any exceptions that you want to allow.

  6. Click OK to exit this dialog box and OK to exit the earlier dialog boxes.

Figure B.2. The Windows Firewall configuration dialog box

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