Re: is Zone allam locking up?

From: MikeS (michaelsansom_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 04/27/05 

Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 14:27:21 GMT

"ABC" <simonbray@nospamemail.afraid.org> wrote in message
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> "MikeS" <michaelsansom@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>I have Zone alarm Pro with WIN XP.
>>
>> If I leave the machine say to answer the door when I come back I cant
>> access the net with Win or Firefox browser and I cannot send or receive
>> mail or use news groups, without rebooting the machine.
>> I have looked at zone alarm setting and they seem normal. I wonder if the
>> ISP (Telewest) are blocking me after a set time of non activity I'm at my
>> wits end I cant answer the phone with out it locking up. Does anyone have
>> an idea what is happening and how to unlock to resume without having to
>> reboot?
>>
>> Regards Mike S
>>
>>
>>
> There's a setting in Zone Alarm that will allow you to disable internet
> access if the PC isn't used for a period of time. You need to check
> whether you have accidentally set this to ON.
>I have auto lock off, but I have set it to 90 minutes although it off
>before it was 7 minuetsbut it should not matter as I have it switched off.

Thanks MikeS

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