This document describes how to tune the McAfee Firewall to permit PestPatrol.exe to send mail to TechSupport and to permit PPUpdater to retrieve the latest updates.
Getting Started: Detecting Dial-up or Cable Connections

The McAfee Firewall will automatically detect your network settings and begin the configuration process for you. (See Figure 1)

Figure 1 - McAfee Configures your Basic Internet Connection

The McAfee firewall will automatically detect all computer applications capable of Internet access for you. The decision to either "Block All", "Filter All" or "Allow All" Internet access is left to your discretion.

If you elect to "Block All", nothing from the selected program will get through. If you elect to "Allow All", everything from the selected program will get through. For PestPatrol.exe and PPUpdater.exe, you might safely elect to "Allow All". Or you might wish to "Filter", meaning that YOU decide what gets through. The McAfee firewall will tell you whenever a new program is attempting Internet access. You can make the decision to permit or prevent this on an attempt-by-attempt basis. (See Figure 2)

Figure 2 - Select a Program to Control - Win98

If you are running Windows XP, you will need to use the setting "Allow All" rather than "Filtered". (See Figure 3)

Figure 3 - Select a Program to Control - WinXP

The basic PestPatrol component "PestPatrol.exe" requires on-line access if you are going to use the end Mail to PestPatrol?feature. You will probably want to be able to do this. Some PestPatrol users will send their logs for review, or use the EMail button to report an update issue, or write with a question.

In these cases, the PestPatrol program uses the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) to send the e-mail to PestPatrol and to a CC: address if desired. The PestPatrol update process uses the standard HTTP protocol to update PestPatrol components on the user computer.

You may configure the filtering rules for PestPatrol.exe (See Figure 4) and PPUpdater.exe (see Figure 5) to allow communications between all TCP/IP ports and addresses.

Figure 4 - Custom Filtering Rules for PestPatrol.exe

Several servers control the PestPatrol update process and many different port addresses are used. You will want to configure the McAfee Firewall to allow communications between all TCP/IP ports and addresses for PPUpdater. The llow All?McAfee settings denotes that the program is a trusted program and each Internet connection will not be announced. This will allow the PestPatrol update process to proceed smoothly and annoying interruptions.
(See Figure 5)

Figure 5 - Custom Filtering Rules for PPUpdater

Observing the typical PestPatrol Internet requests and typical connects will allow you to fine tune the "Direction", "Protocol", and the "Port Range" Internet connection requirements if you wish. (See Figure 6)

Figure 6 - Fine Tuning the McAfee "Customized Filtering Rules" for PPUpdater

Figures 7 and 8 illustrate a PestPatrol Scan log sent to PestPatrol TechSupport for review through the McAfee firewall.The "McAfee Firewall" set to "Filtering" Internet access will present the user with an interactive command panel pertaining to the requested connection that the user will respond to accordingly. Once the transaction completes, the historical data of the connection will be annotated in the "McAfee Firewall Detail Activity."(see Figure 8)

Figure 7

Figure 8