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Leisha · 13th July 2008, 02:41 AM

Some of you may be having trouble getting on the internet (I hope you can read this, then). Here's why: MS DNS patch snuffs net connection for ZoneAlarm users | The Register

So, either uninstall ZA or set its "Internet Zone Security" level down a notch, to medium, until Mickeysoft fixes the problem (the setting is in the "Firewall" tab in ZoneAlarm).

Hope this helps anyone! Be aware that it may take some time before you experience said problem with ZA, since different computers are at different stages in their Windows Updates. Some may find it happens in a couple of weeks or longer, if ZA or Mickeysoft doesn't correct the problem first.

Overread · 13th July 2008, 02:46 AM

What's the betting ZA fixes it before MS - and then MS's fix breaks it again

Leisha · 13th July 2008, 02:52 AM

LOLOLOLOL! In a few weeks I'd have to make another thread.

Sephiroth · 13th July 2008, 02:52 AM

Odds on, I'd say. As I mentioned, Bill Gates is due me twenty note, the t...wanger.

Leisha · 13th July 2008, 03:07 AM

Um.... Loopy knows she's too polite.... Um... I can't work out what that last word is.

Tthwanger? Tulawanger? Crumpets?

Sephiroth · 13th July 2008, 03:10 AM

LOL! Oh, the word's just twanger with an ellipsis stuck randomly in the middle.

What you should be trying to work out is what it was going to be, before I moderated myself to abide by Chron rules.

...but I sort of wish it was 'tulawanger' now. That's great. You should start using that...

Leisha · 13th July 2008, 03:27 AM

I've never heard of that word either. And I only know one word that begins with T, but I don't know whether it's a swear word. Rhymes with hat.

I really am behind on bad words... When I get angry I just go ARGGGGGGGHHH! And huff.

Anyway, off topic.

Tulawanger sounds like a tribe, possibly in Australia.

Sephiroth · 13th July 2008, 03:31 AM

That one's a mild swear word, very mild, but a swear word nonetheless (the one that rhymes with 'hat').

There's one that rhymes with 'dosser', as well, though. And one that is also the name of a bird, although that's mild, too.

Heh. You're right, Tulawanger does sound like an Aussie word.

(You're also right that we're already off topic, but at least it's your thread this time.

)

[edit] There's also 'Tark', which is an orc swear-word, or at least a racial slur.

pyan · 13th July 2008, 03:34 AM

Quote:

BBC News website reader Chris Rogers applied the Microsoft patch to his own and his wife's computer but discovered that afterwards neither machine could get at e-mail or the web. His anti-virus software could no longer update either.

"Basically, the [Microsoft] update had crippled both PCs," he told BBC News.

A spokesman for Microsoft said PC owners were not contacting it about any problems the update caused. (My emphasis...)

BBC NEWS | Technology | Net address fix foxes web users

Brilliant! You couldn't make it up!

Leisha · 13th July 2008, 03:38 AM

LOL! I wonder why they received no e-mails...

Thanks, BTW. If I'd have known the BBC had done an article, I'd have used that one instead. People wil trust that more than mine.

I wonder if that's why WWD couldn't get on the net? I meant to log in and tell him about this issue, but I kept logging in and forgetting.

Sephiroth · 13th July 2008, 03:45 AM

Heh. Heh, heh..........

But personally, Leish, I'd trust you over the BBC any day. And I'm not kidding, either.

Leisha · 13th July 2008, 03:51 AM

You're priceless, Seph.

And I just noticed your post above Py's. Where was that hiding???

Sephiroth · 13th July 2008, 03:53 AM

Above Py's.

And thanks. I shall take that the good way, rather than as meaning that they wouldn't even take money for me.

Grimward · 13th July 2008, 07:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leisha

Some of you may be having trouble getting on the internet (I hope you can read this, then). Here's why: MS DNS patch snuffs net connection for ZoneAlarm users | The Register

So, either uninstall ZA or set its "Internet Zone Security" level down a notch, to medium, until Mickeysoft fixes the problem (the setting is in the "Firewall" tab in ZoneAlarm).

Hope this helps anyone! Be aware that it may take some time before you experience said problem with ZA, since different computers are at different stages in their Windows Updates. Some may find it happens in a couple of weeks or longer, if ZA or Mickeysoft doesn't correct the problem first.

One additional note: ZA has upgrades for their different products. They say that installing any of them will address the problem. I can only speak to the Internet Security Suite upgrade; upgrading that to 7.0.483.000 sorted out the Microsoft problem straight away, w/o needing to uninstall the Microsoft fix or adjust the level.

Lenny · 13th July 2008, 10:49 AM

Ah, the joys of a MS OS that hasn't been updated a single time.

Saying that, though, I gave up on ZA months ago - too slow.

It's nice to know that one is right every now and then, particularly when that one always maintains that the MS updates do more harm than good!

I'd also put my money on ZA fixing it first, and then MS' fix breaking it.

Oh, and I hope anyone who was affected manages to fix it.

13th July 2008, 02:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
Leisha www.sjswebdesign.co.uk Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Dundee City Posts: 2,824 Blog Entries: 2	Important message for ZoneAlarm users and loss of internet connection! Some of you may be having trouble getting on the internet (I hope you can read this, then). Here's why: MS DNS patch snuffs net connection for ZoneAlarm users \| The Register So, either uninstall ZA or set its "Internet Zone Security" level down a notch, to medium, until Mickeysoft fixes the problem (the setting is in the "Firewall" tab in ZoneAlarm). Hope this helps anyone! Be aware that it may take some time before you experience said problem with ZA, since different computers are at different stages in their Windows Updates. Some may find it happens in a couple of weeks or longer, if ZA or Mickeysoft doesn't correct the problem first.

13th July 2008, 02:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
Overread Direwolf of the chrons Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Suffolk Posts: 2,219 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Important message for ZoneAlarm users and loss of internet connection! What's the betting ZA fixes it before MS - and then MS's fix breaks it again

13th July 2008, 02:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
Leisha www.sjswebdesign.co.uk Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Dundee City Posts: 2,824 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Important message for ZoneAlarm users and loss of internet connection! LOLOLOLOL! In a few weeks I'd have to make another thread.

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Sephiroth Causa Scientiae Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Dundee City Posts: 2,606 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Important message for ZoneAlarm users and loss of internet connection! Odds on, I'd say. As I mentioned, Bill Gates is due me twenty note, the t...wanger.

13th July 2008, 03:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
Leisha www.sjswebdesign.co.uk Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Dundee City Posts: 2,824 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Important message for ZoneAlarm users and loss of internet connection! Um.... Loopy knows she's too polite.... Um... I can't work out what that last word is. Tthwanger? Tulawanger? Crumpets?

13th July 2008, 03:10 AM	#6 (permalink)
Sephiroth Causa Scientiae Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Dundee City Posts: 2,606 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Important message for ZoneAlarm users and loss of internet connection! LOL! Oh, the word's just *twanger* with an ellipsis stuck randomly in the middle. What you should be trying to work out is what it was going to be, before I moderated myself to abide by Chron rules. ...but I sort of wish it was 'tulawanger' now. That's great. You should start using that...

13th July 2008, 03:27 AM	#7 (permalink)
Leisha www.sjswebdesign.co.uk Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Dundee City Posts: 2,824 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Important message for ZoneAlarm users and loss of internet connection! I've never heard of that word either. And I only know one word that begins with T, but I don't know whether it's a swear word. Rhymes with hat. I really am behind on bad words... When I get angry I just go ARGGGGGGGHHH! And huff. Anyway, off topic. Tulawanger sounds like a tribe, possibly in Australia.

13th July 2008, 03:31 AM	#8 (permalink)
Sephiroth Causa Scientiae Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Dundee City Posts: 2,606 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Important message for ZoneAlarm users and loss of internet connection! That one's a mild swear word, very mild, but a swear word nonetheless (the one that rhymes with 'hat'). There's one that rhymes with 'dosser', as well, though. And one that is also the name of a bird, although that's mild, too. Heh. You're right, Tulawanger does sound like an Aussie word. (You're also right that we're already off topic, but at least it's your thread this time. ) [edit] There's also 'Tark', which is an orc swear-word, or at least a racial slur.

13th July 2008, 03:38 AM	#10 (permalink)
Leisha www.sjswebdesign.co.uk Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Dundee City Posts: 2,824 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Important message for ZoneAlarm users and loss of internet connection! LOL! I wonder why they received no e-mails... Thanks, BTW. If I'd have known the BBC had done an article, I'd have used that one instead. People wil trust that more than mine. I wonder if that's why WWD couldn't get on the net? I meant to log in and tell him about this issue, but I kept logging in and forgetting.

13th July 2008, 03:45 AM	#11 (permalink)
Sephiroth Causa Scientiae Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Dundee City Posts: 2,606 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Important message for ZoneAlarm users and loss of internet connection! Heh. Heh, heh.......... But personally, Leish, I'd trust you over the BBC any day. And I'm not kidding, either.

13th July 2008, 03:51 AM	#12 (permalink)
Leisha www.sjswebdesign.co.uk Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Dundee City Posts: 2,824 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Important message for ZoneAlarm users and loss of internet connection! You're priceless, Seph. And I just noticed your post above Py's. Where was that hiding???

13th July 2008, 03:53 AM	#13 (permalink)
Sephiroth Causa Scientiae Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Dundee City Posts: 2,606 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Important message for ZoneAlarm users and loss of internet connection! Above Py's. And thanks. I shall take that the good way, rather than as meaning that they wouldn't even take money for me.

13th July 2008, 10:49 AM	#15 (permalink)
Lenny Press "X" to Admire Hat. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: [I am a spambot, selecting the default option - ban me!] Posts: 3,343 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Important message for ZoneAlarm users and loss of internet connection! Ah, the joys of a MS OS that hasn't been updated a single time. Saying that, though, I gave up on ZA months ago - too slow. It's nice to know that one is right every now and then, particularly when that one always maintains that the MS updates do more harm than good! I'd also put my money on ZA fixing it first, and then MS' fix breaking it. Oh, and I hope anyone who was affected manages to fix it.

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