Re: Installed Zone Alarm: Internet Connection Sharing not working - followup

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From: Vilma (Vilm_at_hotbox.ru)
Date: 10/29/04 

Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 05:39:59 GMT

On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 10:45:40 GMT, Gregg Cattanach wrote:

> "Gregg Cattanach" <gcattanach-SKIP-@prodigy.net> wrote in message
> news:yiqed.14443$DC3.9078@newssvr15.news.prodigy.com...
>>I disabled the WindowsXP Firewall and have installed ZoneAlarm on both my
>>desktop and laptop machines. I can ping and share files between the two
>>machines, but Internet connection sharing isn't working. The desktop
>>connects to the Internet via dial-up, and when connected I even see the
>>icon on the laptop in the tray for the Internet Gateway dialup connection,
>>but I can't access any website from the laptop. When I try to it prompts
>>for a phone number to dial-out with the modem. I've tried rerunning the
>>Network Setup Wizard on both machines to no avail.
>>
>> I'm guessing there is something else I need to set in ZoneAlarm, but I
>> don't know what.
>>
>> This is just a simple wired network through a router.
>>
>> Any suggestions are appreciated.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Gregg C.
>
> MORE: I tried uninstalling ZoneAlarm on the laptop and it still won't
> access the Internet. I still see the 'Internet Gateway' icon and that
> shared connection is listed in Network Connections and shows as connected.
>
> I've rerun the Network Connection Wizard, but still no dice. Something in
> Windows changed. I guess, when I installed ZoneAlarm but I don't know what.
>
> Again, any help is appreciated.

Put your local area network setting to off or low security. You don't need
security on a local network unless you don't trust the users. Set your
internet zone security level slider to medium.

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