Re: Unable to start XP Firewall

From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers_at_nospamcableone.net)
Date: 12/31/03 

Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 19:59:34 -0700

Greetings --

    If you're using AOL, 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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"Allan" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:02e201c3cf2a$f2193460$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> I have tried to enable the XP internet connection
> firewall using the help guide but have been
> unsuccessful.My ISP is AOL 8.0. I have opened the Control
> Panel, then network and internet connections, then
> network connections. The help guide then says that I
> should chose the connection that I want to be firewall
> protected, but in my network connections there is nothing
> to open,i.e. No AOL icon.I have found the AOL start up
> program in "C:\Program Files\AOL 8.0\aol.exe" but right
> clicking then properties does not give me the Enable
> Internet Connection Firewall option. Have I missed
> something really obvious?
>
> Any help greatfully received

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