DC Server and Norton Internet Security

Dairy Comp now uses Internet Protocol communications to serve data to other computers and pocket PCs. Such programs include the Pocket PC cowcard and milk tester, Feedwatch pen counts and client server DairyComp.

Norton Internet Security must now be configured to allow these programs to run. One way to do this is to permit connections for a particular program such as dcwin.exe. While this does work, we have to repeat the process every time we do a web update because Norton Internet Security sees a “new” program.

A more permanent solution to add rules in the advanced configuration dialogs of Norton Internet security.

Find the orange icon on the Window task bar, and double click it

Select Status & Settings, Personal Firewall and click the “Configure” button.

Select the advanced pane.

Select General Rules

To add a “DC Server Rule”, Click Add and select the “Permit” radio button

Select “Connections from other computers”

Select any computer,

Select TCP and “Only the types of communication or ports listed below”, then click Add.

Now Select the “Individually specified ports” and enter 8080 (for dc server) and 5800, 5900 (for incoming vnc).

Select Next,

Select Next

Enter “DCServer Rule” in the description field

Check all and select next

Select Finish

Confirm you have the new DCServer rule by scrolling down the rules table