XP SP2

Hi Guys,
	Is there an FAQ for how to deal with Firewalls, - it seems to me that 
alot of people have trouble with this issue.

I am getting back no test results for scanning XP machines with the SP2 
service pack firewall enabled. The scan completes in seconds but comes 
back with a 'there are no results to view for this' message

Scanning the mailing list I can confirm that I have disabled pinging the 
remote host, the SMB credentials are correct. I am using the Nessus TCP 
scanner.
I tried to use Nmap scanner with the option for fragment IP packets but 
this made no difference.
I understand that firewalls make things very difficult, but thought Id 
post before banging my head against the wall and giving up on firewalled 
machines.

Also regarding best practice for XP, on a windows 2000 box, a complete 
(1-65535) port scan using TCP scanner and all the windows family plugins 
enabled takes about 7-10 mins depending on time of day.
In XP, with the same settings, I am averaging two hours or more per 
host, is this normal? Searching for slow XP scans hasn't brought up 
anything that I can see to help...
Im happy to upload a report with the config options if that would help 
with the diagnosis...

Many thanks
Martin

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