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Configuring the general firewall or Trojan horse rule sets in Norton Internet Security and Norton Personal Firewall

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STEP 2
  Select the action you wish to perform
I want to add general or Trojan horse firewall rules
1
Open Norton Internet Security or Norton Personal Firewall.
2
Click Personal Firewall.
3
Click Configure.
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On the Advanced tab, click General to access the general firewall rule set, or Trojan horse to access the Trojan horse firewall rule set.
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Select the Network Location for which you want to edit the rule set with the "Settings for:" drop down box.
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Click Add.
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Select an action (Permit, Block, Manually configure Internet Access, or Automatically configure Internet Access) for this rule set.
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Click Next.
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Specify the direction of traffic that you want to apply to this rule.
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Choose the connection type that you want to apply to this rule.
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Click Next.
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Specify what computer or computers are affected by this rule.  
  •  If you choose the default setting of "Any computer," skip to step 13.
  •  If you want to limit this rule to specific computers, select the "Only computers and sites listed below" option, click Add, and enter the information for the method that you chose (IP address, IP address range, or network address). Click OK.
13
Specify whether or not you want to limit the rule to certain network adaptors. 
  •  To apply this rule to all adapters present on your computer, leave the default at "Any adapter," and skip to step 14.
  •  If you have multiple adapters, and want to limit this rule to a specific adapter, click Adapters, click Add. Specify the computers to apply this rule to. Enter the information for the method that you chose (IP address, IP address range, or network address). Click OK.You may limit this rule to individual network adapters. If you have multiple adapters, and want to limit this rule to a specific adapter, click Adapters
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Click Next.
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Specify what protocol and ports to apply this rule to. Select the protocol that you want from the list. 
  •  To apply this rule to all ports (default option), select "All types of communication (all ports, local and remote)," and skip to step 16.
  •  To select specific ports to apply this rule to, select "Only the types of communication or ports listed below," click Add, and select the method by which you wish to specify your port or port list. Enter the port or port list for the method that you chose. Follow the on-screen prompts for proper formatting of your lists. Specify whether the ports entered in the prior step are local or remote by selecting the appropriate check box under Locality. Click OK
16
Click Next.
17
Specify any logging actions to be associated with this rule whenever a match is detected by Norton Internet Security or Norton Personal Firewall.
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Click Next.
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Specify a text description for this rule, and assign it a category. Type your description (rule name) into the text box, and select a category to place this rule into from the list.
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Click Next.
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Specify what Network Locations that you want to associate with this rule. If you are unsure, associate this rule with all Network Locations.
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Click Next.
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Review the information about the rule. If it is correct click Finish. If it is incorrect, use the Back button to go back to a previous step and make changes.
I want to modify general or Trojan horse firewall rules
1
Open Norton Internet Security or Norton Personal Firewall.
2
Click Personal Firewall.
3
Click Configure.
4
On the Advanced tab, click General to access the general firewall rule set, or Trojan horse to access the Trojan horse firewall rule set.
5
Select the Network Location for which you want to edit the rule set with the "Settings for:" drop down box.
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Select the rule that you want to modify, and click modify.
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Click the Action tab, and then choose the action that you want to apply to this rule.
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Click the Connections tab, and then choose the connection type that you want to apply to this rule.
9
Click the Computers tab. 
  •  If you choose the default setting of "Any computer."
  •  If you want to limit this rule to specific computers, select the "Only computers and sites listed below" option, click Add, and enter the information corresponding to the method that you chose (IP address, IP address range, or network address). Click OK.
10
On the computers tab: 
  •  To apply this rule to all adapters present on your computer, leave the default at "Any adapter."
  •  If you have multiple adapters, and want to limit this rule to a specific adapter, click Adapters, click Add. Specify the computers to apply this rule to. Enter the information corresponding to the method that you chose (IP address, IP address range, or network address). Click OK
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Click OK.
12
Click the Communications tab, and select the protocol that you want from the list.
13
On the Communications tab: 
  •  To apply this rule to all ports (default option), select "All types of communication (all ports, local and remote)."
  •  To select specific ports to apply this rule to, select "Only the types of communication or ports listed below," click Add, and select the method by which you wish to specify your port or port list. Enter the port or port list corresponding to the method that you chose. Follow the on-screen prompts for proper formatting of your lists. Specify whether the ports entered in the prior step are local or remote by selecting the appropriate check box under Locality. Click OK.
14
Click the Tracking tab, and then choose what tracking you want.
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Click the Description tab , and then type your description (rule name) into the text box, and select a category from the list to place this rule into.
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Click OK to close all open windows.
I want to remove general or Trojan horse firewall rules
1
Open Norton Internet Security or Norton Personal Firewall.
2
Click Personal Firewall.
3
Click Configure.
4
On the Advanced tab, do one of the following: 
  • Click General to access the general firewall rule set.
  • Click Trojan horse to access the Trojan horse firewall rule set.
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In the "Settings for" drop-down box, select the Network Location for which you want to edit the rule set.
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Select the rule that you want to remove.
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Click Remove.
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Click OK.
I want to change the order of a rule set
Norton Internet Security and Norton Personal Firewall use a top-down matching approach for firewall rules. This means that Norton Internet Security starts with the first rule in the list and tries to match inbound and outbound communications to each rule in succession in the list. If a match is found, the rule is applied to the communication. Norton Internet Security and Norton Personal Firewall stop looking for matches if a match is found. If no match is found, the communication is permitted by default.

STEP 3
  Change the order of a rule set
1
Open Norton Internet Security or Norton Personal Firewall.
2
Click Personal Firewall.
3
Click Configure.
4
On the Advanced tab, do one of the following: 
  • Click General to access the general firewall rule set
  • Click Trojan horse to access the Trojan horse firewall rule set.
5
In the "Settings for:" drop-down box, select the Network Location for which you want to edit the rule set.
6
Select a rule that want to move up or down in the list.
If you want to move the rule up in the list, click Move Up. If you want to move a rule down in the list, Click Move Down.
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When you have finished moving rules, click OK.

 

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Document ID: 2003120510591836
Last Modified: 10/09/2006
Date Created: 12/05/2003
Operating System(s): Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional Edition
Product(s): Norton Internet Security 2003 6.0, Norton Internet Security 2004 7.0, Norton Internet Security 2005 8.0, Norton Internet Security Professional 2003, Norton Internet Security Professional 2004 7.0, Norton Personal Firewall 2003 6.0, Norton Personal Firewall 2004 7.0, Norton Personal Firewall 2005 8.0, Norton Internet Security 2005 AntiSpyware Edition 8.2

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