Firewall Client Pic of the Year

I've seen some strange happenings with the Firewall client, but this one takes the cake. Check it out and join the fun!
Published: Aug 11, 2002 Updated: Aug 11, 2002 Section: Articles Author: Thomas Shinder Printable Version Adjust font size: Rating: 3.6/5 - 16 Votes 1 2 3 4 5

Firewall Client Pic of the Year
Thomas W Shinder MD

I'm a big fan of the Firewall client, but sometimes it doesn't do quite what I want it to. For example, check out the graphic below:

Well, that's really helpful! This was on a Windows XP machine that was running fine for the last 10 days without a restart (a miracle in itself). I tried to refresh the Firewall client configuration and it gave me the helpful message "TCP/IP transport layer doesn't function propertly". Whoa! I've never seen that one before. Ever. Never seen it on any version of Windows, so I suppose its a bug in either Windows XP, the Firewall client, or both.

If any of you have ever seen this error, write in to me at tshinder@isaserver.org and let's put our heads together.

About Thomas Shinder

Thomas Shinder photo Dr. Thomas W. Shinder is an MCSE, MCP+I, and MCT. He has worked as a technology trainer and consultant in the Dallas-Ft. Worth metro area, assisting in development and implementation of IP-based communications strategies for major firms such as Xerox, Lucent and FINA.

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