robinthedruid
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Can someone explain to me what a remote firewall is?
Several nights this week my internet explorer has suddenly stopped working. When I've run a diagnostic it's come up with the message along the lines of that my IE connection is still working but that there's a remote firewall that is blocking it and that if I don't have access to it I should contact my internet provider.
Previously I have managed to sort it by deleting browser history, shedding unwanted files/applications etc Tonight I rang BT internet who reminded me to pull the plug out of the homehub and then plug it in again 10 minutes later, which worked.
I would however like to know what a remote firewall is, and how the hell it gets on my computer. I do of course use Windows firewall as a security measure, which works very well. But I'm a bit tired of feeling like I need to become a software engineer in order to use this thing.
Robin, Bath, England
Several nights this week my internet explorer has suddenly stopped working. When I've run a diagnostic it's come up with the message along the lines of that my IE connection is still working but that there's a remote firewall that is blocking it and that if I don't have access to it I should contact my internet provider.
Previously I have managed to sort it by deleting browser history, shedding unwanted files/applications etc Tonight I rang BT internet who reminded me to pull the plug out of the homehub and then plug it in again 10 minutes later, which worked.
I would however like to know what a remote firewall is, and how the hell it gets on my computer. I do of course use Windows firewall as a security measure, which works very well. But I'm a bit tired of feeling like I need to become a software engineer in order to use this thing.
Robin, Bath, England
