Re: Disabling firewall

From: Scott M. (s-mar_at_nospam.nospam)
Date: 02/11/05 

Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 17:28:23 -0500

The instructions on how to turn the Windows Firewall off were written BEFORE
Windows XP SP 2 was released. All you have to do to turn the Windows
Firewall on or off is open the Security Center icon in Control Panel and
look at the Firewall settings.

"Harvydanger9" <harvydanger9@hotmail.com.(donotspam)> wrote in message
news:540ED982-6DDB-4B9F-B8BC-0ED39AA4365D@microsoft.com...
> I've recently purchased Norton Internet Security 2005; in the installation
> notes im advised to disable the firewall by the following method:
>
> Network and Internet connections>Network Connections>active icon> right
> clicking on 'properties'and on the advanced tab uncheck 'protect my
> computer
> and network by limiting or preventing access to this computer from the
> internet'.
>
> Im running AOL v9 on Windows XP Home edition and the active icon tells me
> that my PC is firewalled. Yet when I right clicked on the active icon (AOL
> connection icon) I was unable to open properties to turn the firewall off.
> However When im using AOL v9 and I check my security settings im told that
> the firewall IS off. What do I do? Am I firewalled?, windows security
> panel
> informs me that the firewall is turned on.
>
> anyone got any idea if i am firewalled?
>
> --
> Martin

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