Firewall on leads to no internet access

i followed the 5 steps shown on the microsoft.com page to
turn on the firewall in my brand new 4600C and lost all
connectivity. I did not disconnect from the lan first as
other steps call for--didn't see them.
using the lan at my daughter's college for explorer and
aol TCP access.
Anyone got any clues how to reset the system when the
enable firewall box is not checked, but yet you cannot
connect to the internet and aol is acting like it is a
dial up system only now?
Dell "experts" are stumped.
Thanks

You can't use the built-in XP firewall with AOL. Try a hardware firewall
(preferable - like a NetGear FVS318, not just a NAT device) or see
www.sygate.com

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i followed the 5 steps shown on the microsoft.com page to
turn on the firewall in my brand new 4600C and lost all
connectivity. I did not disconnect from the lan first as
other steps call for--didn't see them.
using the lan at my daughter's college for explorer and
aol TCP access.
Anyone got any clues how to reset the system when the
enable firewall box is not checked, but yet you cannot
connect to the internet and aol is acting like it is a
dial up system only now?
Dell "experts" are stumped.
Thanks

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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i followed the 5 steps shown on the microsoft.com page to
turn on the firewall in my brand new 4600C and lost all
connectivity. I did not disconnect from the lan first as
other steps call for--didn't see them.
using the lan at my daughter's college for explorer and
aol TCP access.
Anyone got any clues how to reset the system when the
enable firewall box is not checked, but yet you cannot
connect to the internet and aol is acting like it is a
dial up system only now?
Dell "experts" are stumped.
Thanks