XP Internet Connection Firewall

[Diana Allegra]

I have the instructions to disable this firewall.
However, when I go to Network Connections and click on my
dial-up connection and then under Network Tasks
the "change settings of this connection" does not work.
Also my dial-up connection (AOL) says "disconnected". HP
wrote back suggesting I use the recovery disk but I would
rather not. Has anyone else experienced this problem?

[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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"Diana Allegra" > wrote in message
...
> I have the instructions to disable this firewall.
> However, when I go to Network Connections and click on my
> dial-up connection and then under Network Tasks
> the "change settings of this connection" does not work.
> Also my dial-up connection (AOL) says "disconnected". HP
> wrote back suggesting I use the recovery disk but I would
> rather not. Has anyone else experienced this problem?