SP2?

Post #192,850 by andread 2/3/05 11:57:55 AM Reply	SP2? w/ sp2 the firewall runs by default and ping is not enabled unless you go in to the advanced settings and check the box that says something about echo A Play I Some Music w/ Papa Andy Saturday 8 PM - 11 PM ET All Night Rewind 11 PM - 5 PM Reggae, African and Caribbean Music [link\|http://wxxe.org\|Tune In]
Post #192,873 by inthane-chan 2/3/05 12:59:04 PM Reply	He specifically stated firewall is disabled. <EOM>
Post #192,921 by andread 2/3/05 4:33:57 PM Reply	Re: He specifically stated firewall is disabled. <EOM> The way windows is I suspect it is running and can't be stopped Play I Some Music w/ Papa Andy Saturday 8 PM - 11 PM ET All Night Rewind 11 PM - 5 PM Reggae, African and Caribbean Music [link\|http://wxxe.org\|Tune In]
Post #192,922 by pwhysall 2/3/05 4:35:17 PM 2/3/05 4:35:44 PM Reply	Nope. I had this specific issue - unpingable XP box - and disabling the firewall did indeed allow pingage. Peter [link\|http://www.ubuntulinux.org\|Ubuntu Linux] [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org\|There is no K5 Cabal] [link\|http://guildenstern.dyndns.org\|Home] Use P2P for legitimate purposes! Edited by pwhysall Feb. 3, 2005, 04:35:44 PM EST Expand All History
Post #192,928 by Andrew Grygus 2/3/05 5:05:34 PM Reply	Well, it claims it isn't running and can't start. It had been replaced by Norton Personal Firewall at HP when they installed Windows XP Home, so they must have disabled it then (you wouldn't want two firewalls running, would you?). [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #193,008 by Silverlock 2/4/05 8:30:25 AM Reply	No vpn running? Check running services. A vpn process can have exactly this effect. ----------------------------------------- "In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for. As for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican." -- H. L. Mencken
Post #192,875 by Andrew Grygus 2/3/05 1:00:34 PM Reply	SP2 Yes, but . . . . . the firewall is not running and it won't start - says it can't find something - don't remember what. I'm going to wipe Windows, install XP Home without all the trash an HP computer comes with, upgrade with their XP Pro upgrade disk, test, and if it passes, reinstall QuickBooks 2005 and Office 2003 (the only desired applications). [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #192,966 by drewk 2/4/05 12:16:36 AM Reply	Just spent a second night with an HP XP box The one last night was painful: 1.1G 128M AOL dial-up ... sloooooowwwwww. The one tonight was at least newer: 3G 512M DSL. Followed the advice from the [link\|http://twiki.iwethey.org/Know/WinXPLockdown\|twiki]. Will see if the first one recovers, and the second one stays clean. Funny thing tonight, the guy is an accountant. After the AV stuff I installed Firefox and the tabbrowser extension. Showed him how it works. Showed how it deals with popups. He told me that at work -- an accounting firm -- he keeps getting popups for online poker, even when he's not using IE for anything. Two "IT guys" have looked at it without luck. I suspect this is typical of small businesses. === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]
Post #193,041 by Andrew Grygus 2/4/05 12:57:59 PM Reply	Not typical - universal. If there's an Internet connection the computers are ifected with parasites. There's big money and venture capitalists behind this stuff now, so I'm telling my clients that if the current trend continues it will be impossible to use a Windows computer on the Internet by the end of the year. So far they give me blank looks and none are asking about contingency plans. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #193,057 by Another Scott 2/4/05 2:31:31 PM Reply	Is a $50 hardware firewall good enough to stop this? (new thread) Created as new thread #193056 titled [link\|/forums/render/content/show?contentid=193056\|Is a $50 hardware firewall good enough to stop this?]

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