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P235
July 10th, 2008, 11:22 AM
I understand that this is a Ubuntu linux forum so if I have posted this thread in the wrong forum please forgive me.

As of this morning the browsers of my Windows PCs cannot connect to the internet. They receive a strong signal from a Linksys WRT54G router, but their browsers cannot access the internet save for this old Ubuntu machine :KS. I knew learning linux would be handy, huh? When I came onto this machine and realized it could still connect others told me they think a Windows automatic update recently rebooted the computers.

[SOLVED: A recent Windows update conflicts with Zone Alarm firewalls. Edit the Zone Alarm firewall strength setting to medium to restore internet access. Link (http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/r20762077-Connectivity-FYI-ZoneAlarm-Recent-MS-update-No-internet) ]

Wow...just wow. Without Ubuntu I would probably be in the proverbial ditch. I am contemplating shutting off automatic Windows updates.

It seems someone posted on the same topic, but I wouldn't have guessed from the title (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=853679).

terry_gardener
July 10th, 2008, 03:09 PM
there is a new version of zonealarm that fixes this problem according to the bbc website without having to lower the security settings.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7499260.stm