Re: Firewall
From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers_at_nospamcableone.net)
Date: 05/09/04
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Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 20:54:25 -0600
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. This is because 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.
I believe that the free version of ZoneAlarm (www.zonelabs.com) is
AOL-compatible. Sygate's free Personal Firewall
(http://smb.sygate.com/buy/download_buy.htm ) is also AOL-Compatible
Bruce Chambers
-- Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. -- RAH <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:a59f01c43559$4fe9f270$a301280a@phx.gbl... > >>-----Original Message----- >>I have tried to find out if my windows firewall is > enabled. I am running AOL v7 and right clicking on the > icon in Network and Internet connections, then clicking > properties results in nothing happening. >> >>Also, my friend's computer is infected with the Sasser > worm. It is a brand new computer and even though she paid > a lot of money for extra cover, this problem (of course) > is not included in that cover. The daughter had been > fiddling around on the computer and by the time I got > there I had to re-install Office. When I tried to re- > install their dial-up ISP the software kept telling me > that I had a later (or it could have been earlier, it was > very late by the time I had given up) version of the > browser already installed. They use BT Openworld Anytime > as their ISP. >>. >>I have AOL9 and am experiencing the same symptoms that > you describe. When I right click the AOL connection and > then click properties, nothing is ever displayed. I was > able to enable the firewall by going to the Microsoft WEB > and following the instructions for controlling the > firewall by allowing microsoft's " let us do it for you" > process. After completing this step, my firewall shows > as enabled though the line status always shows > disconnected AND the connection telephone number is the > phony canned 555 number that is apparently the default in > the Microsoft stuff. My connection works fine begore and > after these steps. I believe that this is simply a bug > when using an AOL connection but have been able to find > no proof of this on the MS knowledge bases. > As far as the Sasser virus is concerned, don't do > anything until you remove and verify removal of the > virus. Go to the Microsoft Web, click on the Sasser > Virus pointers and print off the information that yo need > to fix this virus and then use Microsoft to scan to > double check your work. There is a way to manually > remove the Sasser Virus that is described in detail on > the Mcafee web site as well as the CA website. Print > that off and follow it and you will have no problems. If > the infected computer is disfunctional, get this info > from the web using one that isn't.
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