A MUST READ Article by Chris De Herrera!

Pocket PC Magazine has published an article by Chris De Herrera on Configuring the Windows XP Service Pack 2 Firewall and ActiveSync . In my opinion, this is a MUST READ and many thanks to Chris for putting this together and to Pocket PC Magazine for publishing it!

The instructions explain how to configure Windows XP Service Pack 2's firewall to work with Microsoft ActiveSync. You will see how to change the configuration to increase the security of ActiveSync using the firewall.

Chris tested Windows XP, Service Pack 2's firewall with Microsoft ActiveSync v3.7.1, Microsoft Outlook 2002, and an HP iPAQ 6315 running Windows Mobile 2003. He believes that information should work with all versions of ActiveSync and for all Mobile Devices including the Smartphone and Handheld PC.

You can read Chris' article here at the Pocket PC Magazine site.

Chris is a special correspondent and contributing author for Pocket PC magazine. He maintains one of the best Windows CE Web sites (www.cewindows.net) and discussion boards at www.cecities.com. Chris is a Microsoft PocketPC.com Contributor on Microsoft's Windows CE Web site. Chris is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for Windows CE and writes articles on Windows CE for his own Web site and for other mobile computing publications. Chris regularly participates in various newsgroups (including Microsoft.public.windowsce). You can reach Chris at TechEd@CEWindows.net.