Using a firewall with Windows XP professional

[Louis DiPerna]

I am using a dial-up connection to access my Internet
Service Provider. I have followed the steps for setting
up my home computer with a firewall. After doing so the
status of that connection is listed as Connected,Shared,
Firewalled on the Network Connections display.

Sometimes when I turn off the computer and dial-up again
the firewall gets disabled.

Is this normal behavior?
Do I have to reestablish a firewall everytime I dial-up?

[Ken Wickes [MSFT]]

You shouldn't have to. When you find the box has been unchecked, can you
type the following at a command prompt and post the results?

sc queryex sharedaccess

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Ken Wickes [MSFT]
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"Louis DiPerna" > wrote in message
...
> I am using a dial-up connection to access my Internet
> Service Provider. I have followed the steps for setting
> up my home computer with a firewall. After doing so the
> status of that connection is listed as Connected,Shared,
> Firewalled on the Network Connections display.
>
> Sometimes when I turn off the computer and dial-up again
> the firewall gets disabled.
>
> Is this normal behavior?
> Do I have to reestablish a firewall everytime I dial-up?
>