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CharleyB
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      01-09-2006
Windows update problems may be caused by software firewall like Zonealarm and
others. With my modem set to bridge mode and router set to "DSL modem (also
known as PPPoE) " Windows update as well as secure sites beginning with
"https" don't function correctly until I add the IP address for the router to
trusted sites in Zonelarm, a software firewall. Alternatively I can
configure modem for routing (non bridge mode) and configure router to "Cable,
DSL router, satellite, ISDN, LAN, or other" which requires no software
firewall setting changes, and everything functions normally as stated in my
earlier post about Modems/Routers causing problems in updates and secure
sites. Hope this helps someone for whom software firewall may be an issue.

 
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      01-10-2006
CharleyB,
Likely by now you are more than aware that almost daily third party
applications create additional havoc for all Versions of Windows specifically
XP; that includes Zone Alarm. If your processor supports Data Execution
Prevention (DEP) for protecting your OS Protected Files, when DEP is set to
protect the OS -AND- All Programs, that’s all you need…provided that you use
only XP Windows Firewall.

Be that as it may, have you verified within IE Properties, Advanced Tab,
Security, that "Use TLS 1.0" is Enabled? The TLS 1.0 increasingly is being
used by more https sites for enhanced Security. Be certain that TLS 1.0 is
Enabled, just might resolve your conflict issues.

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"CharleyB" wrote:

> Windows update problems may be caused by software firewall like Zonealarm and
> others. With my modem set to bridge mode and router set to "DSL modem (also
> known as PPPoE) " Windows update as well as secure sites beginning with
> "https" don't function correctly until I add the IP address for the router to
> trusted sites in Zonelarm, a software firewall. Alternatively I can
> configure modem for routing (non bridge mode) and configure router to "Cable,
> DSL router, satellite, ISDN, LAN, or other" which requires no software
> firewall setting changes, and everything functions normally as stated in my
> earlier post about Modems/Routers causing problems in updates and secure
> sites. Hope this helps someone for whom software firewall may be an issue.
>

 
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