For those of you who use Zone Alarm, I am posting this link from the BBC news-site. It just happened to me and I was unable to access the net until I switched Zone Alarm off. Obviously, do not switch Zone Alarm off without having another Firewall set up - or at least set one up immediately. Best option would be not to install the update until they fix the problem.
Ive had problems the last coupleof days with not being able to connect, and yes again its the microsnot update.... here is a link to the zone alarm forum page with other info http://forum.zonealarm.com/zonelabs/board/message?board.id=access&thread.id=33641 I just turned down my settings from high and await a fix windows 1 Lucy 0 Lucy
Well jeez that explains why my desktop wouldn't connect. Thanks so much for posting that! Of course I read this long after I spent time crawling around following cables all over the place. [8|]
I work IT for a living, and I can safetly say that Zone Alarm just like Norton Security Suite is very eager to jump the gun and lock down your internet.
That and a cable modem in standby are the most common customer service errors I have seen.