SETTING FIREWALL

[Richard MEHARG]

I FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM WEB SITE,BUT WHEN I CLICK ON
DIALUP THEN RIGHT CLICK ON PROPERTIES,IT DOES NOT OPEN
ANOTHER BOX FOR ME TO CLICK ON ADVANCE TAB SO AS TO SLECT
INTERNET CONNECTION FIREWALL. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO,TO SET
UP INTERNET FIREWALL THANKS

 

[Nicholas]

Richard --

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 FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM WEB SITE,BUT WHEN I CLICK ON
| DIALUP THEN RIGHT CLICK ON PROPERTIES,IT DOES NOT OPEN
| ANOTHER BOX FOR ME TO CLICK ON ADVANCE TAB SO AS TO SLECT
| INTERNET CONNECTION FIREWALL. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO,TO SET
| UP INTERNET FIREWALL THANKS

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

Please unstick your CapsLock key. Posting in all caps, as you
have done, is the Usenet equivalent of shouting, and is considered
very rude by many people. More importantly, posting in all caps makes
the post very hard to read, severely reducing your chances of getting
help.

You'll need to find a 3rd party firewall that is compatible with
AOL.

AOL (an on-line content provider that ignores international
Internetworking standards in favor of its own proprietary products),
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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