KB951748 Security Update Kills Network Connection

As soon as I installed this update that was released today, I was unable to
acquire a network connection. A quick check with my ISP confirmed that the
problem was not on their end. My modem was showing an IP, and my system had
successfully acquired an IP from the router - but I still had no internet
connectivity.

As soon as I uninstalled KB951748, the problem went away.

Microsoft strikes again...


Tom

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"Tom Hall" <aria1946@gmail.com.spoo> wrote in message
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> As soon as I installed this update that was released today, I was unable to
> acquire a network connection. A quick check with my ISP confirmed that the
> problem was not on their end. My modem was showing an IP, and my system had
> successfully acquired an IP from the router - but I still had no internet
> connectivity.
>
> As soon as I uninstalled KB951748, the problem went away.
>
> Microsoft strikes again...
>
>
> Tom
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Got Zone Alarm installed on your computer? Take a look at these threads in the
Zone Alarm forums.

http://forum.zonealarm.com/zonelabs/...ssage.id=52790

http://forums.zonelabs.com/zonelabs/...hread.id=52785

For more, go here.

http://www.google.com/search?q=KB951...x=&startPage=1

Good luck

Nepatsfan

Zone Alarm says uninstall the update until they figure out what's going on,
if you're using zone alarm.

Or you can set the internet zone to moderate instead of high security.
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On Tue, 8 Jul 2008 19:30:32 -0400, "Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan@SBXXXIX.com>
wrote:

>Got Zone Alarm installed on your computer?

No.

Tom

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While I agree that MS is at least partially fault, the story might be one of
a more complex internaction among programs.

See posting in this newsgroup at 2:29 PM by Ron Hardin, plus responses.

I had similar behavior, in which internet failed if Zone Alarm was on, but
actually worked with it off. (Of course, before the XP update internet
worked with ZA on.)

I agree that removing the update via add/remove programs fixes the problem.

"Tom Hall" <aria1946@gmail.com.spoo> wrote in message
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> As soon as I installed this update that was released today, I was unable
> to
> acquire a network connection. A quick check with my ISP confirmed that the
> problem was not on their end. My modem was showing an IP, and my system
> had
> successfully acquired an IP from the router - but I still had no internet
> connectivity.
>
> As soon as I uninstalled KB951748, the problem went away.
>
> Microsoft strikes again...
>
>
> Tom
>
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Threads have been deletd.

"Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan@SBXXXIX.com> wrote in message
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> "Tom Hall" <aria1946@gmail.com.spoo> wrote in message
> news:fes774tv9tiogkug8f8e8apbm60rufnb3c@4ax.com...
>> As soon as I installed this update that was released today, I was unable
>> to
>> acquire a network connection. A quick check with my ISP confirmed that
>> the
>> problem was not on their end. My modem was showing an IP, and my system
>> had
>> successfully acquired an IP from the router - but I still had no internet
>> connectivity.
>>
>> As soon as I uninstalled KB951748, the problem went away.
>>
>> Microsoft strikes again...
>>
>>
>> Tom
>>
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>
>
> Got Zone Alarm installed on your computer? Take a look at these threads in
> the Zone Alarm forums.
>
> http://forum.zonealarm.com/zonelabs/...ssage.id=52790
>
> http://forums.zonelabs.com/zonelabs/...hread.id=52785
>
> For more, go here.
>
> http://www.google.com/search?q=KB951...x=&startPage=1
>
> Good luck
>
> Nepatsfan
>

Like Tom Hall, I had instant connection failures immediately after
today's updates. Unlike him, I was running ZoneAlarm. When I turned
off ZoneAlarm, I still could not connect to anything. System Restore
(to the point created just before the update was installed) made
connection possible again.


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Fix posted here:

ZoneAlarm Newsgroup
http://forum.zonelabs.org/zonelabs/b...ssage.id=52727


ju.c


"Tom Hall" <aria1946@gmail.com.spoo> wrote in message
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> As soon as I installed this update that was released today, I was
> unable to
> acquire a network connection. A quick check with my ISP confirmed that
> the
> problem was not on their end. My modem was showing an IP, and my
> system had
> successfully acquired an IP from the router - but I still had no
> internet
> connectivity.
>
> As soon as I uninstalled KB951748, the problem went away.
>
> Microsoft strikes again...
>
>
> Tom
>
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On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 11:54:06 +0530, jimbeard <jimbeard.3c9s3e@DoNotSpam.com>
wrote:

>
>Like Tom Hall, I had instant connection failures immediately after
>today's updates. Unlike him, I was running ZoneAlarm. When I turned
>off ZoneAlarm, I still could not connect to anything. System Restore
>(to the point created just before the update was installed) made
>connection possible again.

All I had to do was to uninstall the security update and then block it. Now
Windows Update tells me I have hidden critical updates, but I'd rather live
without KB951748 than without my internet connection.


Tom

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On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 02:10:37 -0700, "ju.c" <bibidybubidyboop@mailnator.com>
wrote:

>Fix posted here:
>
>ZoneAlarm Newsgroup
>http://forum.zonelabs.org/zonelabs/b...ssage.id=52727

That's fine if you're running ZoneAlarm. What about a fix for people (such
as myself) who AREN'T using ZoneAlarm?


Tom

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