Enabling Firewall

From: andy (andyjohan_at_msn.com)
Date: 08/22/03


Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 17:12:32 -0700


>-----Original Message-----
> In checking to see that the firewall is enabled (or
>enable it)on Windows XP 2002 (Small Business), I'm
>following the Microsoft dowload instructions, but when I
>get to Step 4 and click on Properties, nothing happens.
> I noticed that the icon for my server (AOL 7.0) in
>marked "Disconnected Generic SoftK56" although my AOL is
>in fact connected and running. I tried to click on
>Connect, but that didn't do anything either (although it
>did change the small box).
> I'm not sure what to do to get to the properties
>window.
>.
>if firewall is enabled, the connection will stat that in
the icon..i.e. dialup is enabled,firewalled



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