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by susanakil

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I installed Windows XP recently. All systems went well but then I installed Norton FireWall and discovered it was for an NT system. I uninstalled it and installed BlackIce Firewall for a cable model home computer. Since the NT Firewall was installed, my computer has not been able to connect to my cable modem unless I reboot the machine numerous times or "Repair" the connection numerous times. It now takes about 10 minutes before my computer can go "on-line".

I have test my current Firewall to see if it is the problem, by removing it from the start-up in MSConfig (Services and Startup) and I still have connectivity problems. I also tried to "restore" my Windows XP but I still have the same problem. Cox Cable company has checked mycable connection and my external modem and it is not a cable problem.

It appears some of connections have been modified. Any suggestions?

Thank you so much for your time.

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by ann_m

I would recommend uninstalling all firewalls and then rebooting the system run the connection wizard and, then reboot, see if it works without the fire wall installed. if it worksfine Then re-install the firewall and see if it gives you problems

by susanakil

Thank you for your answer but I have uninstalled the Firewall to no avail. It has to be something else.

Thank you again.

by lhallock

I wonder if you would disable the Win XP Firewall if it would help. Since you want to use Blackice. Not sure if it would help but maybe there's a conflict with the two.

by susanakil

Thank you but I have removed the Firewall completely as well as talked to Microsoft numerous times. I appreciate your help

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