mac networking pc firewall

[deanops]

so... whenever i need to get access to my win xp pc through my macbook i need to disable the avg firewall on the pc.. this also happens when i need to print from the mac... how can i fix this... this is through a wireless router.. pc is wired... thanks for any help

 

[Gee]

so... whenever i need to get access to my win xp pc through my macbook i need to disable the avg firewall on the pc.. this also happens when i need to print from the mac... how can i fix this... this is through a wireless router.. pc is wired... thanks for any help

You need to open the appropriate 'ports' on the firewall to allow these things. I'm not sure what the port numbers are, but they may well be listed in the documentation that came with your router.