firwall problem with access

[jhnglbff]

I am running XP on a desktop. I am having limited access to the internet. I
have checked the firewall security. It states that I have a firewall running
but I'm sure that I've shut all firewalls off. However, Windows is stating
that a firewall is running and so the security GUI displays a firewall is ON.
I have only tried two other firewalls and I think I've removed them. One was
zonealarm and the other was a personal window firewall, or something like
that.
I have also shut off the ICS but to no avail. Is there a hosts file or
something that is hosed? Any help is greatly appreciated.
Also I have tried to look for ways to determine what firewall is running
but have been unsuccessful.
I understand that I need a firewall, however, it appears that I can only
use IE6 and netscape8 and nothing else.
Suggestions.

 

[nass]

I am running XP on a desktop. I am having limited access to the internet. I
have checked the firewall security. It states that I have a firewall running
but I'm sure that I've shut all firewalls off. However, Windows is stating
that a firewall is running and so the security GUI displays a firewall is ON.
I have only tried two other firewalls and I think I've removed them. One was
zonealarm and the other was a personal window firewall, or something like
that.
I have also shut off the ICS but to no avail. Is there a hosts file or
something that is hosed? Any help is greatly appreciated.
Also I have tried to look for ways to determine what firewall is running
but have been unsuccessful.
I understand that I need a firewall, however, it appears that I can only
use IE6 and netscape8 and nothing else.
Suggestions.

Can you explain please what Limited access mean?, why you need to run
without firewall, do you drive your car without breaks?, what happen when
you access the internet and what other browsers you want to use and how many?.
What anti-virus you have on this machine or is it a zombie experiment on how
to get the machine infested quickly?.
HTH.
nass

 

[jhnglbff]

Limited means that I get an error stating that firefox can't get to the
internet. This error is also reflected with Netscape Navigator. I am using
AVG for my virus protection. I have turned the windows firewall back on but
doens't seem to help/

Also the gateway router I am using is blinking constantly when the
desktop is connected to it. This essentially stops any other computers from
connecting to the router and getting to the internet. So maybe it's a
gateway issue but not sure.

 

[Dennis Dow]

Limited means that I get an error stating that firefox can't get to the
internet. This error is also reflected with Netscape Navigator. I am using
AVG for my virus protection. I have turned the windows firewall back on but
doens't seem to help/

Also the gateway router I am using is blinking constantly when the
desktop is connected to it. This essentially stops any other computers from
connecting to the router and getting to the internet. So maybe it's a
gateway issue but not sure.

Try this. Issue Start --> Run --> CMD.
Type ipconfig
You should see a gate way address listed. Type
ping <the gate way address you say>

For example on my system I would type:
ping 192.168.0.1

Does it respond? What do you see? Have you tried turning the router
off then back on?

Dennis

 

[jhnglbff]

Hi,
I've shut it off before but that doesn't help. In fact I've check the
firewall on the router and found it's not on. So, that's not the problem....
My laptops can connect and don't seem to have any issues. The only thing
is that the desktop that is directly connected to my gateway seems to suck up
all the bandwidth and doesn't allow any of the other computers to have
access.

That's one issue but the other is having FiREFOX, NETSCAPE, and other
programs access to the internet. I only can run IE6 and NETSCAPE8. Other
programs can't get to the internet....

Ideas??

 

[Dennis Dow]

Hi,
I've shut it off before but that doesn't help. In fact I've check the
firewall on the router and found it's not on. So, that's not the problem....
My laptops can connect and don't seem to have any issues. The only thing
is that the desktop that is directly connected to my gateway seems to suck up
all the bandwidth and doesn't allow any of the other computers to have
access.

Try running Wireshark/Ethereal on the workstation that's having
problems. If it really is sucking up the bandwidth, you may have a bot
consuming the bandwidth. Also bring up task manager and see if you can
see any process consuming a lot of cpu or bandwidth.

That's one issue but the other is having FiREFOX, NETSCAPE, and other
programs access to the internet. I only can run IE6 and NETSCAPE8. Other
programs can't get to the internet....

Ideas??

So IE and Netscape can? That's odd. Try a de-install and re-install of
Firefox. Might help.

Dennis