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Firewalls
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). |
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Firewalls
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 Help us help you: http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html ---- You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on having both at once. -- RAH "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). |
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