Symantec Norton Personal Firewall 2003, User Manual

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Controlling access to protected computers
Control how people use your computer
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Find a computer’s IP address
There are two procedures for finding a computer’s IP address. On Windows
98/Me computers, you can use Winipcfg to find the IP address of a
computer. On Windows 2000/XP computers, you can use Ipconfig to find
the IP address of a computer.
To find an IP address with Winipcfg
1
On the Windows taskbar, click Start > Run .
2
In the Run dialog box, type winipcfg
3
Click OK .
4
Select the appropriate network adapter.
5
Record the IP address.
To find an IP address with Ipconfig
1
On the Windows taskbar, click
Start
>
Run
.
2
In the Run dialog box, type
cmd
3 Click OK .
4 At the command prompt, type ipconfig
5
Click OK .
6
Record the IP address.
Specify an individual computer
The computer name that you type can be an IP address, a URL such as
service.symantec.com, or a Microsoft Network computer name, such as
Mojave. You can find the names of computers on your local network in
Network Neighborhood or Network Places on your Windows desktop.
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If you don’t have TCP/IP bound to Client for Microsoft Networks in
Windows Network Properties, you must use IP addresses instead of names
for the computers on your local network.
To specify an individual computer
1 In the Specify Computers dialog box, click Individually .
2 Type the name or IP address of a single computer.
3
Click OK .