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Thank you for the help. It was appreciated.
Marsha
"Ted Zieglar" <teddyz@notmail.com> wrote in message
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| Directions for Zone Alarm - there's actually more than one way to get at
the
| information you need; here's one way:
|
| Open Zone Alarm and from the menu on the left choose Program Control; then
| select the Programs tab.
|
| The Programs tab shows a list of all the programs (or parts of programs)
| that have asked for internet access. Look through the list until you find
| the item that matches the description of what you are looking for. Click
on
| the item and look toward the bottom of the window for a section called
Entry
| Detail.
|
| Entry Detail describes in some detail the program that asked for internet
| access. Is this a program that you installed, or do you otherwise
recognize
| it? If so, and if you think it has a legitimate reason for accessing the
| internet, you can allow the connection. If you're not sure why the program
| wants to access the internet you can ask the software's technical support.
| This is actually a common question asked of tech support reps: "Why does
| XYZ.exe want to access the internet?" You may even find it among the tech
| support FAQs.
|
| For more information about granting programs access to the internet,
consult
| Zone Alarm's very thorough Help file and don't overlook the Zone Labs
| Security Tutorial. The Zone Alarm web site also hosts a users' forum,
where
| ZA users can ask questions about the program.
|
| Ted Zieglar
|
| "Marsha" <nospamplease@nosuchplace.com> wrote in message
| news:u5ytR249EHA.2788@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
| > 255.255.255.DCOM , may be another 255 in that, not sure, have Zone Alarm
| >
| > "Ted Zieglar" <teddyz@notmail.com> wrote in message
| > news:%23Kb3Lw49EHA.2016@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
| > | Your firewall will tell you. Exact directions vary with the firewall.
If
| > you
| > | are using Zone Alarm, I can help you with that.
| > |
| > | Ted Zieglar
| > |
| > | "Marsha" <nospamplease@nosuchplace.com> wrote in message
| > | news:ujQfkt49EHA.208@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
| > | > How would I find out what software was trying to communicate?
| > | >
| > | > "Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
| > | > news:u%23ws9R49EHA.1084@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
| > | > | Hi,
| > | > |
| > | > | DCOM is a protocol that allows software to communicate over
networks
| > | > (the
| > | > | internet is a large network). It may be normal, but much depends
on
| > what
| > | > | software is trying to communicate, who they are trying to
| > communicate
| > | > with.
| > | > |
| > | > | --
| > | > | Best of Luck,
| > | > |
| > | > | Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
| > | > | http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
| > | > | Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
| > | > | www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
| > | > | Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
| > | > |
| > | > | "Marsha" <nospamplease@nosuchplace.com> wrote in message
| > | > | news:ukOl0M49EHA.2452@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
| > | > | > What is this & should I allow it internet access when requested?
| > I
| > | > looked
| > | > | > it up on google, still do not understand.
| > | > | > Thanks,
| > | > | > Marsha
| > | > | >
| > | > |
| > | > |
| > | >
| > |
| >
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