Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote:
> Ed Mullen wrote:
>> Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo wrote:
>>> Victor Laszlo wrote:
>>>> I am still using version 1.5. Everytime I try to bring up Firefox I
>>>> get an approval message from Zone Alarm. It needs me to approve
access
>>>> using 127.0.0.1:****t #### and everytime the ****t number is different.
>>>> Does anybod know whats going on here and how to correct it? This just
>>>> started about 6 weeks ago.
>>>>
>>>> Also, tried using Version 2 but none of the web pages would load
>>>> completely. Just too slow. Any ideas what I am doing wrong?
>>>>
>>>> I would really appreciate someone's help on this.
>>> Are you using windows? If so, then it might not have anything to do
>>> with FF, but with a windows problem [not the word I want to use], but
>>> its the Application Layer Gate Way Service, and its this what changes
>>> listening to ****ts each time. Its alg.exe, and it seems you need
>>> this. Anyways, I've got mine set up to block access each time, and
>>> don't remind me.
>>>
>>> Then again, I could be wrong.
>>>
>>
>> Before you advise people to block a Windows process you might want to
>> investigate:
>>
>> http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/alg/
>>
>> http://www.google.com/search?query=alg.exe&num=50
>>
>> I sincerely doubt the OP's issue is related to this program/process.
>>
>
> alg.exe is for Windows Firewall and Internet Connection Sharing. If you
> don't need or use any of these, then either turn if off or block it.
>
> I've blocked mine, and I've watched the process. It does change ****ts
> each time I restart the computer. That is why I mentioned what I did.
>
But, what is your rationale? What do you think it is doing that is
"bad?" Ok, you blocked it and, apparently, nothing has failed on your
system. But, why did you block it? For what purpose? What has
blocking it done for you positively?
Did you block it without researching it? Do you have any idea of the
interdependence of other Windows processes with that one?
I'm not necessarily disagreeing, I'm just asking for a well-thought-out
rationale for what you're advocating. Absent some sensible factual
basis, it is generally NOT good thing to go about terminating Windows
standard processes willy-nilly.
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Ed Mullen
http://edmullen.net
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