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jst2swt4
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      04-18-2006
Can someone help? I'm running XP home SP2 and when I try to access
Windows Firewall, I get the following message:

Due to an unidentified problem, Windows cannot display Windows
Firewall settings.

I've been running SP2 for quite some time. At one time I was able to
check my firewall settings, but don't know how long it's not been
working.

TIA
jst
 
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Fred
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      04-18-2006
found this; use at your discretion

http://windowsxp.mvps.org/sharedaccess.htm



jst2swt4 wrote:
> Can someone help? I'm running XP home SP2 and when I try to access
> Windows Firewall, I get the following message:
>
> Due to an unidentified problem, Windows cannot display Windows
> Firewall settings.
>
> I've been running SP2 for quite some time. At one time I was able to
> check my firewall settings, but don't know how long it's not been
> working.
>
> TIA
> jst

 
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jst2swt4
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      04-18-2006
Thank you very much Fred.... worked like a charm!!!!!!!!!!!

jst

On Tue, 18 Apr 2006 01:14:24 GMT, Fred <> wrote:

>found this; use at your discretion
>
>http://windowsxp.mvps.org/sharedaccess.htm
>
>
>
>jst2swt4 wrote:
>> Can someone help? I'm running XP home SP2 and when I try to access
>> Windows Firewall, I get the following message:
>>
>> Due to an unidentified problem, Windows cannot display Windows
>> Firewall settings.
>>
>> I've been running SP2 for quite some time. At one time I was able to
>> check my firewall settings, but don't know how long it's not been
>> working.
>>
>> TIA
>> jst

 
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Joseph
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      04-22-2006
I rec'd MSN dial-up news this week about free downloads of McAfee
anti-virus and McAfee personal firewall for dial-up subscribers.
I installed the firewall and I love it. I control what dials out and
what dials in. It logs the incoming attempts and I can ban the IP's.
I've already banned several chinese attempts and misc others.

hank

 
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Sebastian Gottschalk
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      04-22-2006
Joseph wrote:
> I rec'd MSN dial-up news this week about free downloads of McAfee
> anti-virus and McAfee personal firewall for dial-up subscribers.
> I installed the firewall and I love it. I control what dials out and
> what dials in.


Are your twisting dialing and connections?

BTW, you cannot control outgoing connections reliably, only for those
programs who are so friendly to be controlled (so there's obviously no
need to do so). Malware simply circumvents or (if you're running with
admin rights) terminates your personal "firewall".

And McAfee stuff offers wonderful insecurities with ActiveX stuff.

> It logs the incoming attempts and I can ban the IP's.


That's a good way to shoot yourself in the food.
man IP-Spoofing

> I've already banned several chinese attempts and misc others.


LOL. I'd suggest to say you're either unable or stupid to simply ignore
noisy traffic.
 
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donnie
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      04-22-2006
On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 13:22:51 +0200, Sebastian Gottschalk
<> wrote:

>That's a good way to shoot yourself in the food.

######################################
I shot myself in the food once. I'll never do that again.
 
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Joseph
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      04-23-2006
Thank you for the information you gave me, even though you didn't mean
to.
Having only had a computer for less than 4 months I have a lot to learn,
and the tone of your comments are not the best way to learn anything.

This is supposed to be a discussion group on security issues.

By the way, have you seen the McAfee personal plus firewall in action?
I'm sure there are some who would appreciate your learned opinion.

hank

 
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