[pchelpers] Re: firewalls

Hi Bonnie

Apparently you didn't see this part of my message (subject: [pchelpers] 
Sygate firewall Oct.26th). I'm assuming you don't have a wireless network:

 >>NDIS User  (keeps coming up)

This is apparently only necessary for wireless connections. On the big
Sygate notification that has the option to not ask again, put a check
mark and choose No.


You might want to recheck my old messages. Did you check the spelling on 
this?:

 >>KEXPPS.exe

Are you sure about the spelling? Google can't find a single page with
this...

You probably mean LEXPPS. On 
www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist_l.htm they have the 
following interesting info about that. In short, it means that you don't 
need lexpps.exe except if you're sharing a Lexmark printer (and even 
then should probably rename it in Windows Explorer - let me know if you 
need help with that - which means it won't even appear in the firewall's 
application list anymore):

Lexmark Printer Port Scanner.  Background task which auto-loads with the 
rest of the printer drivers and which allows your Lexmark X or Z Series 
to be shared over a Windows peer-to-peer network using the conventional 
method of setting up a shared networked printer (without it, you will 
not be able to share the printer using the conventional Windows method).
Recommendation :
This task is a comprehensive nightmare. From preventing your PC from 
booting up, to interfering with your network card, to asking your 
Internet firewall for permission to install itself as a server 
application, to general PC instability, this task has everything to make 
you instantly return your Lexmark X or Z Series printer and go for 
something else, and some users have done so !!  In order to regain your 
sanity the first thing to do is to rename LEXPPS.EXE to LEXPPS.EXE.OLD 
(do it in Safe Mode if you cannot boot your PC normally) – this will 
ensure that this task never loads and will cure all the problems that it 
causes.  If you need to network the printer over a peer to peer network, 
do not use the standard manner, instead install the printer as a local 
printer on the remote PC, and then go and change the port from a local 
port to the network share that the printer is known as.

Ekhart



> Ekhart got me all fixed up with security and a firewall.  The only program 
> that keeps trying to get me to allow it is NDIS User Mode Driver and I am 
> wondering if I should say yes.  I don't know what it is .   Thanks...Bonnie 



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