On Friday 27 May 2005 00:15, Stephen K�hn wrote:
<snip>
> In the CONTROL PANEL, choose COMPUTER MANAGEMENT => SERVICES =>
> Locate Security Center and disable it. Locate Windows Firewall
> and disable it. Then go to MY NETWORK CONNECTIONS => choose the
> PROPERTIES for the LAN connection and make sure that TCP/IP is
> set for DHCP and that under ADVANCED there is NO firewall setup.
> Close all windows. Open a CMD prompt and THEN type: ipconfig
> /release => wait => ipconfig /renew => for giggles and grins,
> then type: ping ftp.planetmirror.com
>
> You SHOULD, at this point, be able to access anything and
> everything.
>
> FYI, if you really want to use a good firewall (free one, as in
> *Beer*, get the Sygate Personal Firewall at www.sygate.com =>
> it's great and very easily configurable and not as freaky as
> ZoneAlarm.)
</snip>
Thanks a lot, Stephen. Right now we're having a few beers, so I
reckon it's best to avoid any close encounters with aliens, like
Windows. I've printed your advice, and when we sober up, we'll try
to get it going. What a maze of madness, this Windows...
How about the baby ? ... Promise me to holler as soon we can call
you Daddownunder...
Kaj Haulrich.
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