I didn't find the xp firewall easy to deal with on the work computers
when i networked them and i don't bother with them at home (as i also
use zone alarm). i think ms has enough issues and should focus more on
fixing the problems with their operating systems and such rather then
expanding into other areas. my zone alarm worked fine with my wireless
setup, but the somethings were still wrong and i've even purchased more
than one 802.11g usb network adapter (for which both worked for a short
period and then didn't all of a sudden).
I've also gotten strange error messages of all kinds from microsoft
who's sent their retarded no use reports to themselves (maybe they do
have a use, but they don't seem to ever solve the ones i've had a work;
i just work around them).
C:\DOCUME~1\Babs\LOCALS~1\Temp\WERd70b.dir00\Mini121404-01.dmp
C:\DOCUME~1\Babs\LOCALS~1\Temp\WERd70b.dir00\sysdata.xml
those would be the latest error messages. have no clue what they mean.
can't find them here either. i've now uninstalled my belkin to return
it and reinstalled my hawking (yes, i'd rather have the belkin, but
they didn't have any and i'm stuck for the money with the hawking). My
hawking now has a very strong signal and doesn't get online, but used
to get online and have a weak signal. go figure. that's before of
course, it quite working all together for the most part. the strong
signal now is due to my changing the settings to the ad-hoc (glad they
put that nifty info into the manuals for me...NOT). i'm not a computer
idiot (nor genius, but i do network 9 computers - laptops, vidoe
editing systems, graphics, administrative, printshared, etc. windows
98, ME, XPs and mac osXs together just fine) and i can't seem to fix my
single user home computer for the wireless that's available to our
condo building. apparently i'm the only dork having a problem with it
also.
i did have some issues with my aol interfering and fixed that all up
and a new modem (also presumably fixed). waiting impatiently for some
assistance from my neighbor who does computers, but his priorities and
mine aren't the same and i'm busy fixing my own issues as best i can.
I never have any issues with my zone alarm though. they've always been
top notch and easy to work with. I even had a difficult time with the
laptop xps firewalls at work because they are so hard to find in order
to change the settings and they default back several times before you
can get them to remain the way you set them up. when my co-workers
can't network that's the first place i look.
both home and work are on dchp. although i couldn't tell you much else
about my wirless connection (except i'm thinking maybe there is a mac
involved somewhere). I don't know anything about wireless yet really.
we have a T1 at work. i'm online the old fashioned way right now (with
my dial up aol).
babs