Re: Firewall

From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers_at_nospam.cableone.net)
Date: 05/31/03 

Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 10:26:51 -0600

Greetings --

   AOL has deliberately made their software incompatible with WinXP's
firewall. AOL's proprietary connection applet is deliberately
designed to preclude your setting/adjusting any of its properties, to
include enabling/disabling WinXP's firewall, which is
connection-specific.

    Contact AOL's tech support for resolution of problems with (or
caused by) their product.

    You'll need to search the Internet for a firewall application
that's compatible with AOL. I believe ZoneAlarm is.

Bruce Chambers

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"Steve Radatovich" <beefie56@aol.com> wrote in message
news:07ae01c32722$228d4200$a101280a@phx.gbl...
> I am using AOL as my internet connection and am running
> XP Professional. I am unable to activate the firewall
> feature in Network Connections. The icon states that AOL
> connection is disconnected even when I am online. When I
> right mouse click th AOL icon in network connections and
> try to open Properties, nothing happens. AOL claims this
> is a Microsoft issue. Anyboby run across this problem?????

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Windows XP Firewall
    ... XPSP2 is actively considering adding the ability to firewall the AOL ... Microsoft Windows Networking ... > its connection software incompatible with both WinXP's built-in ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)
  • Re: Cannot "change settings" in Network Connections for AOL Dial-Up
    ... Internetworking standards in favor of its own proprietary products, ... both WinXP's built-in firewall and WinXP's Internet Connection Sharing ... ZoneAlarm used to be compatible with AOL, ...
    (microsoft.public.security.virus)
  • Re: Firewall
    ... This is because AOL is an on-line ... firewall and WinXP's Internet Connection Sharing feature. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)
  • Re: One Computer Connected, Other Not
    ... DISPLAY_NAME: AOL Connectivity Service ... DISPLAY_NAME: Windows Audio ... DISPLAY_NAME: AVG7 Alert Manager Server ... DISPLAY_NAME: Remote Access Connection Manager ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web)
  • Re: error 711-windows networking not properly configured
    ... If you have the XP firewall enabled, ... is not compatible with AOL and cannot be used with AOL. ... Open Connection settings in Control ... >> as though it is related to your AOL software which is quite proprietary. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)