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Why would you need to disable the built in firewall? &nbsp;So long as the ports you require are open on both firewalls they'll work fine. &nbsp;It's only when you have two software firewalls on the same machine that problems occur. &nbsp;Hardware and software ones rarely conflict!<br />
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Also, do not download SP2 unless you have to! &nbsp;It is a bloody nightmare!<br />
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Dave<br />

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Why would you need to disable the built in firewall?  So long as the ports you require are open on both firewalls they'll work fine.  It's only when you have two software firewalls on the same machine that problems occur.  Hardware and software ones rarely conflict!

Also, do not download SP2 unless you have to!  It is a bloody nightmare!

Dave


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How do I connect a Linksys Wireless-B USB Network Adapter to a laptop computer running Windows XP without having to disconnect the built-in firewall? &nbsp;The Broadband Router offers firewall protection, but when the laptop is used elsewhere there is no firewall protection. 
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How do I connect a Linksys Wireless-B USB Network Adapter to a laptop computer running Windows XP without having to disconnect the built-in firewall?  The Broadband Router offers firewall protection, but when the laptop is used elsewhere there is no firewall protection. 

Wireless Adapter connection to Windows XP Laptop

A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. Routers perform the "traffic directing" functions on the Internet. The most familiar type of routers are home and small office cable or DSL routers that simply pass data, such as web pages, email, IM, and videos between computers and the Internet. More sophisticated routers, such as enterprise routers, connect large business or ISP networks up to the powerful core routers that forward data at high speed along the optical fiber lines of the Internet backbone. Though routers are typically dedicated hardware devices, use of software-based routers has grown increasingly common.