How to configure your antivirus software to allow network access
- Before you proceed, you will need to get the ip addresses
of all the computers on your network. Here's what to do:
- On each computer, click 'Start', click 'Run', type cmd (or command if using Windows Me or
earlier) and click 'okay'.
- Type ipconfig in the menu that appears and press 'enter'. Make a note of the ip address that displays (This is a series of numbers, separated by dots).
- The following explains how to configure Norton Internet
Security. Even if you are using alternative software, the steps will be
broadly similar.
- Open 'Norton Internet Security'.
- Select 'Personal Firewall' and click on 'configure'.
- Select the 'networking' tab
- Click on 'add' and follow onscreen instructions to add all
the ip addresses of the other computers on the network.
- If the network still does not work, continue to the next step (step 2)
- We recommend a monthly Windows Registry Scan to ensure that
your computer functions optimally. Free registry scans
are available from registry-fix software providers. Learn how to
optimize your computer and and speed up a slow
computer
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