Problem with Cisco VPN Client 3.5.x on Win XP Home Network

I had one heck of a time trying to get my two XP Home pcs to share
files, and found I had to unstall the Cisco VPN 3.5.X client from both
machines to make it work. I've had this experience before...my guess is
the VPN client must install its own fire wall, which I can't figure out
how to configure. I really need to have the VPN client installed to
access systems at work. Does anybody have any ideas or suggestions on
how to work around this?

Thanks
Scott

Scott Millman

Scott Millman wrote:
> I had one heck of a time trying to get my two XP Home pcs to share
> files, and found I had to unstall the Cisco VPN 3.5.X client from both
> machines to make it work. I've had this experience before...my guess is
> the VPN client must install its own fire wall, which I can't figure out
> how to configure. I really need to have the VPN client installed to
> access systems at work. Does anybody have any ideas or suggestions on
> how to work around this?
>
> Thanks
> Scott


Launch the clent, right click the lock in the system tray and deselect
stateful firewall (always on). Please note that 3.5 is fairly old.
Also note that a concentrator may push a policy down that reactivates
the firewall when it connects.

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Lexnet Inc.
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