Firewall/AV Question about WinXP Connection While Not Logged On

From: C. Rypkema (crypkema@hotmail.com)
Date: 10/09/02 

From: crypkema@hotmail.com (C. Rypkema)
Date: 8 Oct 2002 15:06:47 -0700

Sorry the subject line is so cryptic, but the situation is fairly
unusual.

My question is, is a WinXP ICS gateway computer protected by the
ZoneAlarm Pro 3.1 firewall and Norton Anti-Virus products -- while no
individual user is logged on?

Here's the scenario.
   - Computer A is on WinXP and logs onto the Internet. Computer A is
an Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) gateway for a small home network.
   - Computer B is an ICS client and logs onto the internet using the
connection from Computer A.
   - Computer A's user logs off his account...but keeps the modem
connection alive. Computer A is now at the User Log On screen only.
   - Computer B continues to surf the web on the open modem connection
on Computer A.

Is Computer A protected at all by either the anti-virus or firewall
software?

If you're trying to replicate the situation, it seems that it only
works if Computer B is already using the Internet connection, i.e. for
email or browsing. If Computer B tries to initially access the
Internet after A is logged off, it doesn't work.

Thanks,
CR

Relevant Pages

  • Re: share ISDN connection
    ... How to Setup Internet Connection Sharing ... Windows 2000 supports both Network Address Translation and Internet ... Confection Shading (ICS) al1ow workgroup users to access to the Internet.. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web)
  • Re: ICS setup problem
    ... may be idiosyncratic when the ICS is being implemented rather than ... Alarm though shows nothing getting through from the Internet. ... >>that contains the name of the dial up client and path to the server! ... >>connection on the server through the dial up gateway...incoming and ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web)
  • Re: share ISDN connection
    ... How about a non ICS method? ... >How to Setup Internet Connection Sharing ... >Windows 2000 supports both Network Address Translation ... >Internet connection with computers on local area ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web)
  • Re: NAT on windows XP without 192.168 internal range
    ... but Windows XP's Internet Connection Sharing doesn't ... You can enable ICS and then manually change the IP address of the LAN ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web)
  • Network mess up
    ... you can re-enable the "On-demand dialing" feature of ICS ... the Internet connection at will [if you want that ... connections installed, some third-party Internet software ... located under "Dial-up" in the "Network Connections" ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web)