Yes, turn it off for now. Zonealarm (especially the professional version) does interfere with normal network access at times. Therefore, see if you can get access with it turned off, then think about re-activating it and adjusting its settings to allow access. Inge wrote: >I am trying my hands at networking for the first time, connecting my laptop >computer to my main computer. Everything is well. I connected the router and >both computers are connected to the internet. I am able to access the laptop >from the main computer without problem. However, when I want to access the >main computer from the laptop the main computer will not let me get there. > >I have been running Zone Alarm Pro on both computers. Since the router does >have a firewall in it could there be a conflict with Zone Alarm? If that is >the case, would it be safe to shut off Zone Alarm? I do not want to >uninstall Zone Alarm. I definitely will be running the laptop away from home >without the router and feel that I need Zone Alarm for protection. > >What should I do, please????? > >Inge Pshebnicki >Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada > >God saw a tear and wiped it away with the smile of a friend. - A. LeBlanc > -- Regards, John Durham <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> ICQ number 112663246 Fax/Phone 64 4 5286786 Award winning web site at http://modecideas.com?sig Order my latest e-book at http://modecideas.com/dmaxhits.htm?sig PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied. Regards, John Durham (list moderator) <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> Freelists login at http://www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi List archives at http://www.freelists.org/archives/pchelpers PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied.