criticism [Re: enabling built in firewall on XP]
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Date: 08/20/03
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Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 19:02:12 -0700
too bad that the helpless end-user, WHO ACLTUALLY PAYS FOR IT ALL (sorry
for the voice tone), is caught in the middle of this corporate quarrell.
Bruce Chambers wrote:
>
> Greetings --
>
> You'll either need to find a 3rd party firewall that is compatible
> with AOL, or switch to a real ISP that is compatible with the real
> Internet..
>
> AOL is an on-line content provider that ignores international
> Internetworking standards in favor of its own proprietary products,
> and has deliberately made its connection software incompatible with
> both WinXP's built-in firewall and WinXP's Internet Connection Sharing
> feature. AOL's proprietary connection applet is deliberately designed
> to preclude your setting/adjusting any of its properties, to include
> enabling/disabling WinXP's ICF and ICS.
>
> Bruce Chambers
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> "n wicker" <jessie7770@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:005a01c365a6$e947a8f0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> > I, too am trying (so far unsuccessfully) to get firewall
> > established so I can install blaster patch. I have 5-
> > month old Dell running XP Pro and use AOL for one of my
> > ISPs. When I followed the MS instructions for activating
> > the firewall (see blaster action pages) and tried to
> > click on AOL's properties nothing happens i.e. no modem
> > info screen appears as it does with my other ISP's. I
> > queried AOL LIVE HELP and they told me that AOL disables
> > that screen, leaving no way to follow MS instructions to
> > install the patch. This sounds NUTS to me: millions of
> > AOL users and no way to install the available patch????
> > Does anybody have a suggestion? BTW I use Norton anti-
> > virus and was able to install firewall on both of my
> > modems by clicking on them (they are other ISPSs) per MS
> > instructions. Have I sucessfully installed a firewall and
> > would it be safe to go on and complete steps 2-4 for the
> > blaster patch. Or am I stuck? Thanks for any help!
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >I have a brand new computer with xp installed. I will be
> > >using it both with a dial-up AND with a hi speed cable
> > >connection. Does it matter which one i use when enabling
> > >the firewall. Will enabling from one work with the other?
> > >.
> > >
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