Re: Enabling the XP Firewall

From: Jerry Bryant [MSFT] (jbryant@online.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/18/02 

From: "Jerry Bryant [MSFT]" <jbryant@online.microsoft.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 14:04:01 -0800

Sorry to hear that Phil. There are other options that might work for you.
See Karl's FAQ on Firewalls:

http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#6 

--
Regards,
Jerry Bryant - MCSE, MCDBA
Microsoft IT Communities
Get Secure! www.microsoft.com/security
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"Phil" <pgordon_50@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:05e101c2a6c6$e0d29df0$89f82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA01...
> Thanks for the information, Jerry.  I went back to AOL
> with this information and their technical support staff
> must get bonuses for every time they say "It is not our
> software.  You must contact the maker of that software
> (Microsoft)."  My only recourse right now is to run
> without firewall protection as long as I am with AOL. And
> llok forward to when my contractual obligation to AOL is
> complete when I can tell Steve Case and his $%#&^$!
> technical support staff to &^%&^!.
>
> Phil
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Phil,
> >
> >Are you running the latest AOL version? Understand that
> the AOL connection
> >software is just that, AOL connection software. There is
> not much we can do
> >if the installation disables the properties dialog of
> your connection. From
> >what I understand, AOL adds some sort of virtual adapter
> to Windows XP and
> >this may be your problem. The only thing that Microsoft
> can do for you in
> >this case is make sure that our connectivity components
> are working
> >correctly which would involve creating a different, non
> AOL connection and
> >testing it.
> >
> >You indicated that you can access the properties of your
> LAN connection
> >which would indicate that the connection components are
> working correctly.
> >This BTW, would indicate that you have a network card
> installed in your
> >computer and you are correct, enabling the XP firewall
> on this will not
> >protect you because you are not connected to anything
> through this NIC.
> >
> >--
> >Regards,
> >
> >Jerry Bryant - MCSE, MCDBA
> >Microsoft IT Communities
> >
> >Get Secure! www.microsoft.com/security
> >
> >
> >This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no rights.
> >"Phil" <pgordon_50@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >news:02a101c2a627$160c85d0$d6f82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA13...
> >> Thanks for the media link.  The speaker/demonstrater is
> >> doing exactly what I want to do and what you had said.
> >> Still the problem is that after I click on NETWORK
> >> CONNECTIONS, I see my "America Online" icon (but it
> also
> >> says "Disconnected") just like they say on the media
> >> demo.  I right click it like they say and I get a new
> >> menu with "Properties" as a valid choice.  OK so far.
> >> Then I click Properties and nothing happens.  I get no
> >> new tabs "Advanced" or otherwise.  That's where I fail.
> >> My computer/system/whatever will not give me the tab
> >> choices that I desire.  And as I said in my first post,
> >> Gateway passes the buck to AOL and AOL passes the buck
> to
> >> Microsoft, and Microsoft wants money to explicitly
> answer
> >> my question and will probably tell me it is a
> Gateway/AOL
> >> problem, etc.
> >>
> >> Any other ideas? If you have AOL or MSN or Earthlink or
> >> some other dial-up, when you do this procedure, do you
> >> see your internet connection described
> as "Disconnected"
> >> as I always do, even if the internet connection is
> >> enabled and running?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Phil
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >Phil,
> >> >Could you check out the following link?
> >> >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;en-
> >> us;283673&
> >> >
> >> >There is a media in the middle of the page explains
> >> exacltly how to enable
> >> >the Internet Connection Firewall.
> >> >Can you go thru step by step with him ?
> >> >
> >> >"Phil" <pgordon_50@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >> >news:047c01c2a563$00ce9880$d3f82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA10...
> >> >> Thanks for the suggestion.
> >> >>
> >> >> So I right clicked on the "America Online
> Disconnected"
> >> >> icon and I do get a new pull-down menu like you
> >> >> said.  "Connect" is at the top of this new menu
> >> >> and "Properties" is at the bottom.  If I right or
> left
> >> >> click on the Properties choice still nothing
> happens.
> >> I
> >> >> do not get any choices that you suggest.  I even
> try to
> >> >> click on the "Connect" choice in the pull down menu
> to
> >> >> try to "force" the computer to think that there is a
> >> >> connected to America Online but nothing happens.
> Yet
> >> my
> >> >> AOL is really working as I do all of this.
> >> >>
> >> >> Interestingly, the other connection icon that I
> have on
> >> >> the screen is "LAN or High Speed Internet". I am not
> >> >> really connected to a LAN or a high-speed link, just
> >> dial-
> >> >> up AOL.  But if I right click the "LAN or High Speed
> >> >> Internet" icon and then click Properties like you
> say,
> >> I
> >> >> do get the three tabs, etc.  And I can enable the
> >> >> firewall for "LAN and High Speed Internet". But I
> >> really
> >> >> do not have such so I do not think I have the
> >> protection
> >> >> that I want.
> >> >>
> >> >> I still am concerned that this computer will not
> >> >> recognize the fact that AOL is really performing
> >> >> correctly.  It seems to not let me do anything with
> the
> >> >> America Online link once it thinks it
> >> is "disconnected".
> >> >>
> >> >> Any other thoughts?
> >> >>
> >> >> Thanks,
> >> >>
> >> >> Phil
> >> >>
> >> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> I have the XP OS on my new Gateway computer.
> How do
> >> >> you
> >> >> >> enable the XP firewall?  I consulted Microsoft
> >> document
> >> >> >> Q283673 and I follow the instructions up until
> they
> >> no
> >> >> >> longer work.  I have a dial-up connection via
> AOL.
> >> >> With
> >> >> >> AOL connected and working, I go START, then
> CONTROL
> >> >> >> PANEL, then NEWTORK AND INTERNET CONNECTIONS,
> then
> >> >> >> NETWORK CONNECTIONS as per the Microsoft
> >> instructions.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Proceed until this step, how many different
> >> connections
> >> >> can you see in this
> >> >> >new screen Including AOL connection ?
> >> >> >It doesn't matter how many, just start from one,
> >> >> highlight just like you did
> >> >> >before, and "right click".
> >> >> >Then select the "Properties" of that particular
> >> >> connection.
> >> >> >A new screen showing the properties of that
> connection
> >> >> should appear and it
> >> >> >should have 3 "tabs" including, "General" (which
> you
> >> >> jumped into by default)
> >> >> >"Authentication" and "Advanced"
> >> >> >Can you locate these tabs ?, are we OK until here ?
> >> >> >Then go to the "Advanced" tab and Check
> the "Internet
> >> >> Connection  Firewall"
> >> >> >box.
> >> >> >And repeat these steps for every connection you
> have
> >> >> including AOL .
> >> >> >Hope that helped.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >.
> >> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >

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