Re: Missing Firewall in XP

From: Dee (Dee_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/29/05 

Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 16:53:02 -0800

thank you very much. I don't have a broadband connection so it sounds like I
do need to go ahead and get my own firewall protection. As I said in one of
my earlier notes, I did download SP2 but had so many problems that I didn't
feel I could fix, that I removed it and went back to SP1. thanks again, Dee

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> Dee wrote:
>
> > Hi Frank, thanks for staying in touch. I clicked Start, Connect to, and
> > right clicked on AOL. Clicked on properties. Nothing comes up. I think
> > I'm going to have to find a Firewall and install it since I can't seem to
> > find the one that is supposed to be in XP. Dee
> Hi
>
> Ahh, AOL!
>
> Internet firewalls: Frequently asked questions
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/firewall.mspx
>
> <quote>
> Q.
> I have America Online Internet service. Can I use the firewall in
> Windows XP?
>
> A.
> If you have an America Online broadband Internet connection, you
> can turn on the firewall that's built in to Windows following the
> steps on the Use an Internet Firewall page:
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/firewall.aspx
>
> If you have an AOL dial-up Internet connection, it can only be
> protected by the Windows Firewall if you are using Windows XP
> Service Pack 2. If you are running Windows XP Service Pack 1 or
> earlier, the firewall does not interfere with the AOL connection.
> But you cannot configure AOL dial-up connection software in the
> Network Connections folder on your Windows XP computer, therefore
> you cannot turn on the Internet Connection Firewall for such
> connections. For help in securing an AOL dial-up Internet
> connection using Windows XP download and install Windows XP
> Service Pack 2 or contact AOL.
>
> </quote>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
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