Nimrod
Aug 8, 2004, 01:27 PM
Windows XP Service Pack 2 is due to launch on Windows Update on the 25th of august, and at some point you will have to update. One of the new security features in SP2 is an improved Windows Firewall, which is enabled by default. You have the option to turn it off, which I highly recommend you don’t unless you have a hardware firewall like a Router. Running on the Internet with no form of Firewall is highly dangerous and you’re putting yourself and others at risk.
Windows Firewall features inbound and outbound protection, like many software firewalls (like ZoneAlarm). The major benefit of Windows Firewall is it’s on by default, so outbreaks of viruses like MS blaster shouldn’t have as big an impact as home users will be protected from it. Windows Firewall is as good as ZoneAlarm and other leading software firewalls, but its built into the OS which gives it the benefits of being on during PC boot unlike third party firewalls which only come on once your PC is booted, leaving you open to attack during boot up.
If you own a router, you do not require to have Windows Firewall on, although I would still recommend it to protect from internal attacks, for example if one of your PC’s on your internal network becomes infected, it could try to infect your other PC’s via the internal network. If you kept Windows Firewall on, you would not only have to configure the ports on your router, but also on Windows Firewall as well.
Once you have sucessfully installed Service Pack 2 for Windows XP you will find Windows Firewall enabled by default, you will need to access its setup page. To do this, go into control panel, and look for the Windows Firewall Icon. (seen below)
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/snookieboy/jj2sp2/Control%20Panel.jpg
Once you clicked on Windows Firewall, you should be displayed something like this:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/snookieboy/jj2sp2/Windows%20Firewall.jpg
At this screen you can either turn it off if you have a router or another firewall, or leave it on and continue.
Go onto the Exceptions tab, and click "Add Program" and then find Jazz 2
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/snookieboy/jj2sp2/Manual%20Program%20Add.jpg
Once its done, make sure its ticked and set up correctly (click edit to double check)
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/snookieboy/jj2sp2/Jazz%202%20in%20Windows%20Firewall.jpg
Once thats done, you should be setup for playing and hosting Jazz Jackrabbit 2 games on the Internet.
There is another way, and thats just to try and host a Jazz 2 Game, you will be displayed with a pop up upon doing so, that looks like:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/snookieboy/jj2sp2/Alert%20Window.jpg
Although if you where in full screen mode, it could crash your game.
Theres also the "add ports" button on the Exceptions tab on Windows Firewall, where you can manually add ports if you prefer. You can use this method of configuring Jazz Jackrabbit 2 on a number of your games, and I hope this is helpful.
(Sorry about the Watermarks on all the pictures, I've written guides before, and people just ripped my work and credited themselves)
Windows Firewall features inbound and outbound protection, like many software firewalls (like ZoneAlarm). The major benefit of Windows Firewall is it’s on by default, so outbreaks of viruses like MS blaster shouldn’t have as big an impact as home users will be protected from it. Windows Firewall is as good as ZoneAlarm and other leading software firewalls, but its built into the OS which gives it the benefits of being on during PC boot unlike third party firewalls which only come on once your PC is booted, leaving you open to attack during boot up.
If you own a router, you do not require to have Windows Firewall on, although I would still recommend it to protect from internal attacks, for example if one of your PC’s on your internal network becomes infected, it could try to infect your other PC’s via the internal network. If you kept Windows Firewall on, you would not only have to configure the ports on your router, but also on Windows Firewall as well.
Once you have sucessfully installed Service Pack 2 for Windows XP you will find Windows Firewall enabled by default, you will need to access its setup page. To do this, go into control panel, and look for the Windows Firewall Icon. (seen below)
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/snookieboy/jj2sp2/Control%20Panel.jpg
Once you clicked on Windows Firewall, you should be displayed something like this:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/snookieboy/jj2sp2/Windows%20Firewall.jpg
At this screen you can either turn it off if you have a router or another firewall, or leave it on and continue.
Go onto the Exceptions tab, and click "Add Program" and then find Jazz 2
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/snookieboy/jj2sp2/Manual%20Program%20Add.jpg
Once its done, make sure its ticked and set up correctly (click edit to double check)
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/snookieboy/jj2sp2/Jazz%202%20in%20Windows%20Firewall.jpg
Once thats done, you should be setup for playing and hosting Jazz Jackrabbit 2 games on the Internet.
There is another way, and thats just to try and host a Jazz 2 Game, you will be displayed with a pop up upon doing so, that looks like:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/snookieboy/jj2sp2/Alert%20Window.jpg
Although if you where in full screen mode, it could crash your game.
Theres also the "add ports" button on the Exceptions tab on Windows Firewall, where you can manually add ports if you prefer. You can use this method of configuring Jazz Jackrabbit 2 on a number of your games, and I hope this is helpful.
(Sorry about the Watermarks on all the pictures, I've written guides before, and people just ripped my work and credited themselves)