gert.r wrote:

> There is no way to turn on the Windows firewall. On the Control Panel
> | Windows Firewall General tab all options [On (recommended); Don't
> allow...; Off] are disabled. However, the Advanced tab tells that
> firewall is enabled for my connections. Checking in the command promt
> with the 'netsh firewall show state' command results 'disabled. Whats
> wrong?

Do you have a third-party firewall installed or an antivirus/Internet
security program? Examples are ZoneAlarm, Norton AV 2005/06, Norton
Internet Security, McAfee, etc.

It sounds like a third-party program is protecting you. Open the
Security Center applet in Control Panel and click on the double-arrow
button in the Firewall section to see.

Malke
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