AOL and XP firewall

[Andy]

I cannot seem to enable xp firewall as I do not get a
network connection only a virtual connection.Can anyone
tell me how to do it?

 

[Nicholas]

Andy --

Assuming you have AOL, you'll need to install a third-party firewall.
America Online installs its own connection settings that override
the ones that come with Windows XP. America Online's
connection settings don't include a way to turn on Windows XP's
built-in firewall.

Visit the following web site for instructions on downloading
a FREE firewall program for your computer.

Ref: http://www.updatexp.com/free.html

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Nicholas

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| I cannot seem to enable xp firewall as I do not get a
| network connection only a virtual connection.Can anyone
| tell me how to do it?

 

[Testy]

Get rid of AOL.

Testy

I cannot seem to enable xp firewall as I do not get a
network connection only a virtual connection.Can anyone
tell me how to do it?

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

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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