xp/aol/dsl...why won't it work?

[Guest]

i just bought a new computer yesterday with xp....was using me. never had a problem with aol before. now when i install it i can sign on but it kicks me off within a minute. says it was reset by my remote host. what does that mean? i have uninstalled the adapter and aol and my ie works perfectly. i have no firewall up. aol support can't help me. anyone have any ideas?

 

[Wesley Vogel]

sarahs;
Can't help with your problem. But you will have more problems if you do not turn on a
firewall. Takes about two minutes to get nailed. Maybe you already have been nailed.

 

[Kevin]

With no firewall, you are now probably infected with the blaster worm. What
is the error message you get? Does it have something to do with RPC, Remote
Procedure Call? Get a firewall up as soon as possible, scan your system for
viruses and Trojans.

i just bought a new computer yesterday with xp....was using me. never had

a problem with aol before. now when i install it i can sign on but it kicks
me off within a minute. says it was reset by my remote host. what does that
mean? i have uninstalled the adapter and aol and my ie works perfectly. i
have no firewall up. aol support can't help me. anyone have any ideas?

 

[Sharon F]

i just bought a new computer yesterday with xp....was using me. never had
a problem with aol before. now when i install it i can sign on but it
kicks me off within a minute. says it was reset by my remote host. what
does that mean? i have uninstalled the adapter and aol and my ie works
perfectly. i have no firewall up. aol support can't help me. anyone have
any ideas?

If the message is coming from the AOL software, then the AOL server is the
remote host. Suggest contacting AOL tech support if this is what's
happening. If you get an unhelpful tech, ask to speak to another one.

 

[Matt Coy]

Sarah,

Just a little money-saving advice: if you have DSL, then you almost
certainly don't need AOL to get you on the Internet and you can save the
monthly subscription fee.

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i just bought a new computer yesterday with xp....was using me. never had

a problem with aol before. now when i install it i can sign on but it kicks
me off within a minute. says it was reset by my remote host. what does that
mean? i have uninstalled the adapter and aol and my ie works perfectly. i
have no firewall up. aol support can't help me. anyone have any ideas?

 

[§kullywag©-]

With no firewall, you are now probably infected with the blaster worm. What
is the error message you get? Does it have something to do with RPC, Remote
Procedure Call? Get a firewall up as soon as possible, scan your system for
viruses and Trojans.


a problem with aol before. now when i install it i can sign on but it kicks
me off within a minute. says it was reset by my remote host. what does that
mean? i have uninstalled the adapter and aol and my ie works perfectly. i
have no firewall up. aol support can't help me. anyone have any ideas?

YUP. Sign on the internet and within a minute, a virus comes out and
bites ya........Heheheheh. HIGHLY unlikely.
The only thing I know about AOL is that is one turd of an ISP.
AOL with DSL is like putting spinner on a Hundai.

Dump AOL. There are plenty of reliable servers out there at 1/3 the
cost, and without the whole AOL protocol crap. (sounds to me like you
already have service seperate from AOL?)
"You got mail" is not worth the extra money or hassles.


§kullywag©-