Firewall Help

[Julie]

In NETWORK CONNECTIONS window, I am supposed to highlight
my dialup connection provider (AOL) and then click
on "Change Settings of this Connection.
When I click on that, nothing happens, EXCEPT, to
unhighlight America Online (which, by the way, has the
word "disconnected" next to the icon. This doesn't seem
right!

How can I get to the "Advanced" tab mentioned in HELP?
According to the instructions, that is where I see if
Firewall is enabled.

 

[Julie]

Thank you. Hello, MSN?

 

[Jim Macklin]

a very nice alternative ISP is available from
www.outdoorsunlimited.net


| Thank you. Hello, MSN?

 

[Voice of the Mysterons]

Thank you. Hello, MSN?

Or you can get a good free firewall. Check here for advice and look under
"freeware" in the left nav for some pointers:

http://www.firewallguide.com/

HTH

 

[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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