McAfee VirusScan Plus, User Manual

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76 McAfee VirusScan Plus
Configure ping request settings
You can allow or prevent detection of your computer on the
network by other computer users.
1
On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click Internet &
Network , then click Configure .
2
On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, under
Firewall protection is enabled , click Advanced .
3
On the Security Level pane, under Security Settings , do one
of the following:
ƒ
Select Allow ICMP ping requests to allow detection of
your computer on the network using ping requests.
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Clear Allow ICMP ping requests to prevent detection of
your computer on the network using ping requests.
4
Click OK .
Configure UDP settings
You can allow other network computer users to send message
units (datagrams) to your computer, using the UDP protocol.
However, you can do this only if you also have closed a system
service port to block this protocol.
1
On the McAfee SecurityCenter pane, click Internet &
Network , then click Configure .
2
On the Internet & Network Configuration pane, under
Firewall protection is enabled , click Advanced .
3
On the Security Level pane, under Security Settings , do one
of the following:
ƒ
Select Enable UDP tracking to allow other computer
users to send message units (datagrams) to your
computer.
ƒ
Clear Enable UDP tracking to prevent other computer
users from sending message units (datagrams) to your
computer.
4
Click OK .