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	11.1	Alert: "NIS (or NPF) has detected...Invalid Source IP Address . . ." after installation Situation: After you install Norton Internet Security (NIS) or Norton Personal Firewall (NPF), you see the following security alert every few minutes: "NIS (or NPF) has detected and blocked...
	11.2	America Online (AOL) and Norton Internet Security or Norton Personal Firewall Situation: You have Norton Internet Security (NIS), Norton Personal Firewall (NPF), or Norton Internet Security Professional (NIS Pro) installed. You cannot connect to America Online (AOL)...
	11.3	AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 and Norton Internet Security or Norton Personal Firewall Situation: You have Norton Internet Security (NIS), Norton Personal Firewall (NPF), or Norton Internet Security Professional Edition (NIS Pro) installed. You want to know if America Online...
	11.4	Attempted Intrusion "Whisker" from your machine against {domain-name}(xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) was detected and blocked Situation: You see an alert or message "Attempted Intrusion "Whisker" from your machine against {domain-name}(xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) was detected and blocked" and you want to know what to do.
	11.5	Cannot access CD-ROM or floppy disk drive after installing Norton Internet Security, Norton AntiSpam, or Norton Personal Firewall Situation: After installing Norton Internet Security, Norton AntiSpam, or Norton Personal Firewall, when you try to access a removable drive (such as a floppy disk drive, CD-ROM drive, or...
	11.6	Cannot play radio stations from Live365 Web site with Norton Internet Security or Norton Personal Firewall enabled Situation: You are trying to listen to music from Live365, using Player365 as your default player. When you attempt to listen to a station, you see an "undefined" error in the frames of the...
	11.7	Cannot shut down Windows after installing Norton Internet Security 2003 or Norton Personal Firewall 2003 on Windows 98 Situation: After you install Norton Internet Security (NIS) or Norton Personal Firewall (NPF) 2003 on Windows 98, you cannot shut down or restart the computer by clicking Start and then...
	11.8	Configuring Norton Internet Security or Norton Personal Firewall for use with a home network Situation: You have a home network and you plan to configure Norton Internet Security or Norton Personal Firewall for your network.
	11.9	Continuous restart cycle during or after a Norton Internet Security installation Situation: You install the retail version of Norton Internet Security (NIS), Norton Personal Firewall (NPF), or Norton Internet Security Professional (NIS Pro). After you restart the...
	11.10	Determining who is attacking your computer Situation: You received an incoming Intrusion Alert in Norton Internet Security or Norton Personal Firewall from an unknown source. You want to trace who attacked your computer.
	11.11	Dictionary of Norton Internet Security and Norton Personal Firewall terms Situation: The following list provides a definition of selected words that are used with many firewall and content filtering programs, as well as jargon that is commonly used when discussing...
	11.12	Enabling or disabling Intrusion Detection in Norton Internet Security or Norton Personal Firewall Situation: You have Norton Internet Security, Norton Personal Firewall, or Norton Internet Security Professional 2003 or later installed. You want to know how to enable or disable the...
	11.13	Error: "A restart is required before installing NIS. You must restart your computer to complete an earlier uninstallation" Situation: When you install Norton Internet Security (NIS) or Norton Personal Firewall (NPF) 2003, you see the error message "A restart is required before installing NIS. You must restart...
	11.14	Error: "The application has failed to start because N32Exclu.dll was missing or corrupt . . ." Situation: When you install Norton Internet Security 2003 and restart the computer, the following error message appears: The application has failed to start because N32Exclu.dll was missing...
	11.15	Event log shows multiple Trojan attempts blocked after running Symantec Security Check Situation: You have recently run the Symantec Security Check. When you check the NIS/NPF event logs, you find several attempts by multiple Trojans that have been blocked by Norton Internet...
	11.16	Folders and files of hard drive are displayed in Windows Explorer Situation: While visiting a Web page, you execute one of the features on the site. You notice that the contents of your computer's hard drive now appear in Windows Explorer.
	11.17	Fonts change to Times New Roman after Norton Internet or Norton Personal Firewall installation Situation: After you install Norton Internet Security or Norton Personal Firewall 2003, you notice that the fonts have changed to Times New Roman on the main user interface.
	11.18	GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1 Situation: You want to obtain a copy of the source code that is used in Norton Internet Security 2002 and Norton Personal Firewall 2002 that is licensed under provisions of the GNU Lesser...
	11.19	Handling Program Control alerts in Norton Internet Security and Norton Personal Firewall Situation: After installing Norton Internet Security or Norton Personal Firewall, you may see one or more Program Control alerts. You would like to know how to respond to these alerts.

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