FYI,

I have to run Zone Labs Integrity Desktop on my work laptop. Installed it about a month ago and it ran fine until today. Posted yesterday but then couldn't this AM. Go figure. Went round and round with Jack trying to figure out if it was me or the DTR server code. Turns out that you have to turn off Cookie Control on ZLID to get it to act right on this board. Even on low control it was acting up. I was losing my login every time I tried to post and it even dumped me out of the user c.p. when I changed tabs.

Kinda thing that will make you cuss the corporate IT guys..... in very creative ways.

If you run into s/w bugs look at your own setup first. Why mine changed all of a sudden is a mystery. Thanks to Jack for working with me.

Now to continue adding to my post total, ala Hoss.

 

So what happened today that made things change? DTR or your work?

 

Not DTR code problem - nothing changed on my laptop that I can find - another one of those

Maybe it is the snoops in corporate IT cracking down on bandwidth allocation for "non-essential" browsing

I have to remind myself that Big Brother is watching when I am on the fast pipe at work..........heck, they even get antsy about running AOL IM versus the internal IM program. Their pipe, their money, I just work there.

 

Bummer, that Jack guy can be pretty helpful when he feels like it Whenever i ask for help all I get is this

Glad you got it fixed!

 

redramnc: Maybe you do have auto-update activated on your software.

AlpineRAM

 

Most corporate IT types HATE auto updates. I'd much rather push the needed changes to each desktop when necessary than allow each PC to do it on its own. I suspect this was the case here and IT pushed a new update to the desktops.

 

Zone alarm, especially in the popup blocker mode can wreak havoc on trying to surf sites like this one. I hate software firewalls, so I use an external hardware firewall. I do test with Zone Alarm sometimes, and usually run into problems SOMEWHERE, whether it be smilies not animating, or posting problems etc.

 

Ooopsie, must have read over the corporate bit. Autoupdate in corporate environments... .
I second Jack on the software firewalls. I try to separate the stuff I want to protect from the stuff that can be attacked.

AlpineRAM

 

You get that even when you dont ask for help!





I too do not run any kind of software firewall at home. I use a Cisco solution:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/...094/index.html
For firewall and switching duties.
I also use a Linksys switched router for the network segment that my kids game on.
Both have firewall solutions, but the Cisco box is my main line of defense.
It has several tools that allow for custom configurations.

Rich.

 

Just some Linux box doing its duties. Shorewall daemon, secure kernel, some tweaking here and there and a tunnel to my proxy server...
Simple home setup
Won't go into details. The Cisco stuff is nice- I've got good experiences with D-Link, esp. the 604. Dirt cheap and rather efficient for the price. (And something you can leave at the customer and know he won't change settings himself and blame you in the end )

AlpineRAM

 

The Cisco box was given to my work as a test box. However, we had no need for it here at work as it did not come close to the through put needed by an organization this size.
Thus, the network manager gave it to me and I found a home for it.

It is a nice firewall, but I really like the tools it has.

Rich

 

And I think the bandwidth offered (though it's just a puny 188MBits of firewalled traffic) or the number of simultaneous connections (130 000) make it reasonable to assume that the home network at the moment still has some room for further extensions

What kind of network do you work on ? That bugger being too small tells me you are into something bigger than 3 pc-s

AlpineRAM

 

but the animations are not animated. Was online on here at home and realized that something was different compared to laptop - hit me after reading above post that animations are not. Looks like a little custom configuration needs to take place on the laptop.

And yes, when you work for a three letter computer services company the corporate IT folks only have about 150,000 computers to try to keep safe and secure, so, in an effort to keep from having to do deskside support with an army of techs, they automate everything. Those of us that have some inkling of computer hardware/software interaction tend to choose the non-automatic settings for the required updates and have non-standard configurations. It really screws up the Helpless Desk people when you call in and know more about the software interactions than they do - of course, most of our internal help desk has gotten outsourced to India, so there is a little language barrier thing going on sometimes. It cracks me up to get a guy who sounds like the convenience store owner from "The Simpson's" when I (rarely) call them.

At work I am my own computer service support, just as I am my own warrantee station for my vehicles.