Ok. It's time for me to bang my head on the desk and curse myself for an idiot.
DESPITE the fact that the firewall INTERFACE was not running, apparently some part of it WAS running in the background (Zone Alarm is what I use.)
I pulled up the interface, ran City of Heroes. The Firewall took note of City of Heroes changed program. I told it to allow it to run.
SONOFABITCH IT RAN.
It did NOT do that before. I had turned OFF the firewall last night when I ran into some slowdown. I also set it NOT to come up automatically at start-up. Well
apparently the interface is what doesn't come up. The goddamned firewall does though!
I am incredibly aggravated yet strangely relieved.
DESPITE the fact that the firewall INTERFACE was not running, apparently some part of it WAS running in the background (Zone Alarm is what I use.)
I pulled up the interface, ran City of Heroes. The Firewall took note of City of Heroes changed program. I told it to allow it to run.
SONOFABITCH IT RAN.
It did NOT do that before. I had turned OFF the firewall last night when I ran into some slowdown. I also set it NOT to come up automatically at start-up. Well
apparently the interface is what doesn't come up. The goddamned firewall does though!
I am incredibly aggravated yet strangely relieved.