Vista home edition and Trend Micro Interent Security and Share USB printer

[zillah]

Hi

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1338456

I have got one of my client has got a simple office network with three PCs (2 desktops A and B and one laptop C,,,,,all of them have got Vista Home edition).

Those desktop are connected through a modem router.

He bought a computer B recently and it has a Trend Micro Internet Security installed on it,,,,,,,a USB printer is connected to this B PC to be shared with A and C.

The other two PCs have not got Trend Micro Internet Security (I am aware of security implication , this is not the issue of our thread)

the printer is shared but A and C can not ping and can not print.

I am sure that the problem lies with the Firewall setting for Trend Micro Internet Security, because when I shut down it from A and C I can ping the B and I can print ,,,,while when Trend Micro Internet Security is running I can not ping B and I can not print.

I tried to search how to configure firewall to enable printer sharing I could not find that
http://www.vistax64.com/network-sharing/191646-xp-vista-printer-sharing-one-big-mess.html

If using Norton, McAfee, Trend Micro I.S., make sure file and printer sharing is enabled in THEIR firewall (or LAN allowed, depending on how their Exceptions are worded in their Firewall)

I tired google without any success.

http://www.google.com.au/search?cli...printer+sharing+how+&meta=&btnG=Google+Search


http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/help/synchronize/guide/activesync-trendmicros.mspx

Any idea how to configure the firewall to enable a printer sharing ?

Thanks

 

[InvisiBill]

http://esupport.trendmicro.com/5/Wh...l-Firewall-Profiles-of-Trend-Micro-Inter.aspx? Your Google search was worded a little strangely... http://www.google.com/search?q="Trend+Micro+Internet+Security"+printer+sharing

If all the PCs are behind a NAT router, then the LAN is inherently firewalled from the internet. A software firewall on the PC is only protecting it from the other PCs on the LAN, and from sending data out (if the software is configured for that). If you trust the other PCs on the LAN, the easiest solution may be to simply remove the firewall from that PC.

 

[zillah]

Thnaks InvisiBill

Your Google search was worded a little strangely..

Typing a proper phrase in the google search text box can yield to a better result, although the link below that you had referred to it

http://esupport.trendmicro.com/0/What-are-the-different-security-levels-of-the-Trend-Micro-Inte-EN-1038290.aspx

I did find it through my google search (fourth one from the top of the google first page), but that link was not helpful to resolve the problem that I have.

If all the PCs are behind a NAT router, then the LAN is inherently firewalled from the internet.

Do u mean I can disable Micro Trend firewall and leave AV and Antispyware ?

 

[criccio]

Yes, if you have a hardware firewall, a software firewall is essentially useless. It just ads complexity and headaches.

Of course, there are those who think doubling up can't hurt...

 

[zillah]

Yes, if you have a hardware firewall, a software firewall is essentially useless. It just ads complexity and headaches.

I see.

Then I will disable Trend Micro Interent Security's firewall only,,,,,I hope there is such an option that you can disable firewall permanently without disabling other security options