Firewalls

[Gerdy]

I am trying to change or at least look at my internet
connection firewall settings. If I select the connection
I want to change (which is AOL dialup) it seems like my
keystrokes are ignored. I can't even right click to bring
up the properties. Is this locked by AOL? I can do it on
my LAN connection (which is not being used).

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

AOL has deliberately made their software incompatible with WinXP's
firewall. AOL's proprietary connection applet is deliberately
designed to preclude your setting/adjusting any of its properties, to
include enabling/disabling WinXP's firewall, which is
connection-specific. This is normally of little consequence to most
AOL users, as all are protected from the real Internet behind AOL's
own firewall. Remember, AOL is _not_ an Internet Service Provider;
they're an On-Line Content Provider. Two very different things.

Contact AOL's tech support for resolution of problems with (or
caused by) their product.


Bruce Chambers

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"Gerdy" > wrote in message
...
> I am trying to change or at least look at my internet
> connection firewall settings. If I select the connection
> I want to change (which is AOL dialup) it seems like my
> keystrokes are ignored. I can't even right click to bring
> up the properties. Is this locked by AOL? I can do it on
> my LAN connection (which is not being used).