Windows XP ICF with AOL

[Marc Anderson]

I'm trying to use ICF via XP network connection, but
after the AOL ISP, I get an error message stating that my
username and /or password are not being recognized by the
domain. Signing on via AOL (7.0) works fine. Can anyone
tell me why this is happening and how to fix? Thanks in
advance, Marc

 

[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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