Cannt start Windows Firewall, service won't start

[Guest]

I treid to enable the Windows Firewall from winthin Control panel and it says
it couldn't start the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
service.

So I went into admin tool, services and tried to start it from there and got:

Could not start the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service
Error 10047: An address incompatable with the requested protocol was used.

I use TCP/IP protocol on my internet conection and that is all working fine
as far as I know.

I also noticed I can't get to shared folders on this PC within my home
network , but this PC can get to shared folders on other PCs in the netowrk.
Not sure if related to the above. Any ideas ?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Error Message When You Try to Turn On Internet Connection Sharing
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;827328&Product=winxp

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Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

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| I treid to enable the Windows Firewall from winthin Control panel and it says
| it couldn't start the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
| service.
|
| So I went into admin tool, services and tried to start it from there and got:
|
| Could not start the Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) service
| Error 10047: An address incompatable with the requested protocol was used.
|
| I use TCP/IP protocol on my internet conection and that is all working fine
| as far as I know.
|
| I also noticed I can't get to shared folders on this PC within my home
| network , but this PC can get to shared folders on other PCs in the netowrk.
| Not sure if related to the above. Any ideas ?

 

[Guest]

I followed the directions listed and all the services listed were already
checked:

Make sure all the following services are turned on. To turn on a service,
click to select the check box.
• Application Layer Gateway Service
• Network Connections
• Network Location Awareness (NLA)
• Plug and Play
• Remote Access Auto Connection Manager
• Remote Access Connection Manager
• Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
• Telephony

 

[Guest]

I found this info in the Knowledge base, but it doesn't help me fix the
problem. It *sounds* like something with my TCP/IP as thats the only protocol
I "have".

WSAEAFNOSUPPORT (10047)
• Translation: Address family not supported by protocol family.
• Description: An address that is incompatible with the requested protocol
was used. All sockets are created with an associated address family (that is,
AF_INET for Internet protocols) and a generic protocol type (that is,
SOCK_STREAM). This error is returned if an incorrect protocol is explicitly
requested in the socket (Wsapiref_2qr6.asp) call or if an address of the
wrong family is used for a socket, for example, in sendto
(Wsapiref_4sqa.asp).

 

[Chris Weber [Security MVP]]

Maybe spyware or some other crapware has corrupted your network settings in
the registry.

You can try " netsh winsock reset " from the cmd prompt to set them back to
default.

For the other problem with shared folders, check that File and Printer
Sharing is checked in the Connection properties of your network adapter.

/Chris

 

[Guest]

That fixed it! Owe you a virtual beer! Thanks a bunch

 

[Guest]

I tried to do what was posted to try and solve this problem but unfortunately
I'm not a very computer literate person so I'm not sure what was ment. This
problem only started after I loaded and scan with the new anti-spyware beta
1. After I rebooted that is when the trouble started. Can anyone help
please, Microsoft support couldn't help and sent me here.
Diana

 

[Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\)]

I tried to do what was posted to try and solve this problem but unfortunately
I'm not a very computer literate person so I'm not sure what was ment. This
problem only started after I loaded and scan with the new anti-spyware beta
1. After I rebooted that is when the trouble started. Can anyone help
please, Microsoft support couldn't help and sent me here.
Diana

Hi

If you have Service Pack 2 for WinXP installed, please try this:

Start/Run --> cmd.exe

and then, in the command prompt that opened up, type:

netsh.exe winsock reset

and hit Enter. Follow prompts and reboot.


If that doesn't cut it, or you don't have WinXP SP2, try this one:

http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html