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TCP/IP Filtering on Dial-Up Connection

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by ghurley 1 view

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I'd like to "secure" my Windows 2000 Professional PC - by limiting incoming TCP/IP traffic - when using an ordinary Dial-Up connection to the Internet: First I tried to configure TCP/IP Filtering (via Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) properties / Advanced/ Options), but my Dial-Up Connections do not offer the TCP/IP Filtering option - only my LAN Adapter Connection offers this option. Is there a special trick to configuring TCP/IP Filtering on a Dial-Up Connection, or can it not be done?

With Windows 2000 Server, I know I could accomplish the desired result using RRAS (local host filtering), but with Professional RRAS apparently cannot be configured ("you do not have permissions") so I presume it cannot be used?

Thanks for any insights.

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by pikikoko

I would say that if you don't have permissions you may not be logged on as Administrator. W2K Pro will you let by pass the log on screen so you may not have the rights needed. If you are on a network you could try using Netbeui as your network protocol then nothing will be let in. Then you could use TCP/IP to go out on the internet. A few IT people do this to prevent outsiders from comming in and yet still be able to go out on the internet.
Good Luck
Mike

by ghurley

Thanks, these are fair comments and would be prerequisites to configuring IP filtering, but I still could not do it. Microsoft tech support haved since advised me that IP filtering is not available on dial-out connections in Windows 2000 Professional.

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