Question/Issue:
You want to allow Symantec Desktop Firewall (SDF) or Symantec Client Firewall (SCF) to pass referer information to a specific Web page.


Solution:
When you click a Web page, your browser notes the current page you are on and sends that information to the server of the new Web page. This way, the server for the new Web page knows the last Web page that you viewed. By default, SDF and SCF block this information. However, some Web pages require this information before allowing you to view the page. If you need to allow referer information to pass to a particular Web page, you must create a rule for it.

To create a rule:

1. Open SDF or SCF.
2. Click Options.
3. Click Advanced Options.
4. Click the Web tab.
5. Click Add Site. A new site/domain box appears.
6. Enter the name of the site that you want to receive the referer information, and click OK. That site name appears in the left frame of the Advanced Options window.
7. Click the name of the new site.
8. Click the Privacy tab.
9. Check the "Use these rules for..." box.
10. Change the Referer from "Block" to "Allow."
11. Click Apply, and then click OK.
12. Click OK to close the Options window.

Document ID: 2002072516260948
Last Modified: 08/06/2002
Date Created: 07/25/2002
Operating System(s): Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP Pro, Windows XP Home, Windows 95b, Windows 98, Windows Me
Product(s): Symantec Client Firewall 5.0, Symantec Desktop Firewall 2.0
Release(s): SCF 5.x [All Releases], SDF 2.0