Windows XP Firewall

[Pat]

About Blaster Worm protection:
Followed directions from Microsoft for XP users to
activate firewall. Got to the instruction to right
clicked my dial up AOL connection but did not see context
menu that says Internet Connection under any advanced tab
in order to get to the instruction about the firewall.
HELP! What am I doing wrong?

Pat

[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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"Pat" > wrote in message
...
> About Blaster Worm protection:
> Followed directions from Microsoft for XP users to
> activate firewall. Got to the instruction to right
> clicked my dial up AOL connection but did not see context
> menu that says Internet Connection under any advanced tab
> in order to get to the instruction about the firewall.
> HELP! What am I doing wrong?
>
> Pat