firewall internet connection; how to disable

[Joe]

I go to control panel, network connection, right click on
the aol logo and go to properties, but that is where it
stops. If I click on the LAN icon, go to the advanced
tab, then the window opens that says , "Protect my
computer by limiting.....". This is the window I can't
open for AOL. I have windows xp; any help???

 

[Guest]

-----Original Message-----
I go to control panel, network connection, right click on
the aol logo and go to properties, but that is where it
stops. If I click on the LAN icon, go to the advanced
tab, then the window opens that says , "Protect my
computer by limiting.....". This is the window I can't
open for AOL. I have windows xp; any help???
.

Go to control panel>admin tools>services look for the
firewall(ICF) right click on it and select properties and
then dependencies, all of these other services must be
running to turn the firewall on

 

[Ramesh [MVP]]

Hi Joe,

If you have an AOL dial-up Internet connection, it cannot be protected by
the Internet Connection Firewall in Windows XP. The firewall does not
interfere with the AOL connection. But you cannot configure AOL dial-up
connection software in the Network Connections folder on your Windows XP
computer, therefore you cannot turn on Internet Connection Firewall for such
connections. For help in securing an AOL dial-up Internet connection, you
should contact AOL

I have America Online Internet service. Can I use the Internet Connection
Firewall in Windows XP?
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/firewall.asp

--
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k

Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

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I go to control panel, network connection, right click on
the aol logo and go to properties, but that is where it
stops. If I click on the LAN icon, go to the advanced
tab, then the window opens that says , "Protect my
computer by limiting.....". This is the window I can't
open for AOL. I have windows xp; any help???

 

[Rctfreak]

I go to control panel, network connection, right click on
the aol logo and go to properties, but that is where it
stops. If I click on the LAN icon, go to the advanced
tab, then the window opens that says , "Protect my
computer by limiting.....". This is the window I can't
open for AOL. I have windows xp; any help???

If your only internet access is through your Dial Up connection to
AOL, you basically do not need the ICF anyway. And as you have found
out, you can't get to the properties to turn it on anyway.

AOL has decided that its users should not have access to the
properties of the AOL Dial up connection. (Probably a good idea on
their part actually considering the stupid clueless things I have seen
AOL users tell other AOL users to do when they have a problem with
their system)

Now as to why you really dont need it.

You dial in to AOL. Consider AOL like your company's LAN. You dial
into it and then use that LAN's connection to the internet to surf
through. Your company would have that internet connection firewalled
of course. AOL does the same thing. All their connections to the net
are firewalled, so you are basically behind the AOL firewalls when you
use a dial up into AOL.

This of course would keep your system safe from an active hacker, but
it does not keep you safe from the stupid things that many AOL users
do. Those being clicking on unsafe links in email, downloading and
opening attachments to their email, etc. You download and run a virus
or trojan etc, that's your fault. You chose to do so and any
consequences of this are your fault and no firewall would have
protected you in this case anyway. (especially the built in XP one
which would let any trojan etc call out whenever it wanted to once the
trojan was installed)

Most AOL users just cant seem to get it through their head that they
are not connecting to the internet when they dial into AOL. All they
are doing is connecting to a big LAN.

 

[Jim Macklin]

Since Blaster worm, all computers on the Internet, broadband
or dial-up, static IP or DHCP will be attacked just by
connecting.



| On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 16:24:22 -0800, "Joe"
|
| >I go to control panel, network connection, right click on
| >the aol logo and go to properties, but that is where it
| >stops. If I click on the LAN icon, go to the advanced
| >tab, then the window opens that says , "Protect my
| >computer by limiting.....". This is the window I can't
| >open for AOL. I have windows xp; any help???
|
|
| If your only internet access is through your Dial Up
connection to
| AOL, you basically do not need the ICF anyway. And as you
have found
| out, you can't get to the properties to turn it on anyway.
|
| AOL has decided that its users should not have access to
the
| properties of the AOL Dial up connection. (Probably a
good idea on
| their part actually considering the stupid clueless things
I have seen
| AOL users tell other AOL users to do when they have a
problem with
| their system)
|
| Now as to why you really dont need it.
|
| You dial in to AOL. Consider AOL like your company's LAN.
You dial
| into it and then use that LAN's connection to the internet
to surf
| through. Your company would have that internet connection
firewalled
| of course. AOL does the same thing. All their
connections to the net
| are firewalled, so you are basically behind the AOL
firewalls when you
| use a dial up into AOL.
|
| This of course would keep your system safe from an active
hacker, but
| it does not keep you safe from the stupid things that many
AOL users
| do. Those being clicking on unsafe links in email,
downloading and
| opening attachments to their email, etc. You download and
run a virus
| or trojan etc, that's your fault. You chose to do so and
any
| consequences of this are your fault and no firewall would
have
| protected you in this case anyway. (especially the built
in XP one
| which would let any trojan etc call out whenever it wanted
to once the
| trojan was installed)
|
| Most AOL users just cant seem to get it through their head
that they
| are not connecting to the internet when they dial into
AOL. All they
| are doing is connecting to a big LAN.
|
|