A couple of questions.....

[squibbon]

Is there a reason that the block all ports rule at the end of the ruleset is left unchecked by default?

Also, I have found that the firewall blocks NTP protocol (UDP port 123) by default, which prevents time synchronization in Windows XP. I set up a rule to allow outbound & inbound connections, UDP remote port 123, and it still wouldn't permit the connection. This rule works for most rule-based firewalls I have tried. Any ideas on what could be going on?

[aintdunnit]

Hi, I added this rule. See screenshot. Click 'add' and tick and edit as shown.Then click on 'where local port is' (underlined in red).PCT1

[aintdunnit]

then you should get this. PCT2

[aintdunnit]

this is basicly what the rule should look like when you're done PCT3

[clweb]

Hi,
It works if you allow UDP, remote port 123 and don't specify a direction.
Tested with version 1.0.0.9

[aintdunnit]

click finish. This works for me. Hope this helps.

[squibbon]

Thanks, aintdunnit, but your example rule is identical to the one I created that didn't work. I'm going to upgrade to 1.0.0.9 and try it again.

[aintdunnit]

Thanks, aintdunnit, but your example rule is identical to the one I created that didn't work. I'm going to upgrade to 1.0.0.9 and try it again.

Hi squibbon, I have this rule set to log whenever it is used.I did a manual time update and this rule is good to go. I have version 1.0.0.9

[squibbon]

Downloaded the 1.0.0.9 update and it fixed the problem with the time sync rule.