Checking for Windows Vista Firewall
To see if you're running Windows Firewall:
- Click the Windows icon, and select Control Panel. The Control Panel window will appear.
- Click on the System header. The Security Panel will appear.
- Click on the Windows Firewall header. The Windows Firewall panel will appear.
- If you see a green check mark and the message Windows Firewall is helping to protect your computer, you are running Windows Firewall.
- On the left side of the Windows Firewall panel, click the Allow a program or feature through Windows Firewall. The Windows Firewall Settings window will appear.
- Find Mozilla Firefox (or firefox.exe) in the list of programs. If it is there, click to select it. If not, skip the next step.
- With Mozilla Firefox selected, click the Delete button. Confirm that you want to delete the entry.
- After removing the Mozilla Firefox entry, click the Add program... button. The Add a Program window will appear.
- In the Add a Program window, click the Browse... button.
- Navigate to the Firefox program directory (e.g. C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\) and double-click on firefox.exe.
- Click the OK button to close the Add a Program window.
- In the Windows Firewall Settings window, click to select the General tab.
- Ensure that Block all incoming connections is not selected.
- Click the OK button to close the Windows Firewall Settings window.
