I need an IDIOT's guide to VISTA FIREWALL settings.

The group policy settings on a VISTA HOME PREMIUM, involves messing around with the registry.

Secondly, I have tried every imaginable setting, but I seem to keep missing something.

The issue is I will connect in wired mode over the internet, but as soon as the wireless takes over, I lose my connectivity.

There is another unsecured wireless connection in my apartment block. If I make my computer connect to this connection, my internet connectivity is restored.

This is kinda frustrating. I wish I could switch to XP, but I don't have a setup kit.

The course of action ahead of me, is to install Windows 7 beta
OR
get a freeware firewall and try to see if those settings are easier to manipulate than the VISTA firewall settings.

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