Sygate problem ?

Archived from groups: comp.security.firewalls (More info?)

In article <40a7474f$0$20507$cc9e4d1f@news-text.dial.pipex.com>, someone_not@microsoft.com says...
> Hi all. Since about a week ago, when I am connected I get on a regular basis
> an alert box telling me;
> "Smc has caused an error in WPSMAN.DLL... Smc will now close"
> Clicking "close" shuts down Sygate personal firewall which I then restart
> and it works ok for a while.
> I have uninstalled and reinstalled Sygate (the free version) this morning
> but it's still happening.
> I can't remember having installed anything lately and I don't like the idea
> that my firewall could just stop working like that.
>
> Any ideas ?
>
>
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> Incoming/Outgoing;
> Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> Version: 6.0.686 / Virus Database: 447 - Release Date: 14/05/2004
>
>
>
Hi Bgrt, There is a discussion (and stated cause) of the Sygate
WPSMAN.DLL problem on the Sygate forum at:
http://forums.sygate.com/vb/showth [...] 2&highligh
t=wpsman.dll
Take a look. Sorry about the url wrap.
Casey

Archived from groups: comp.security.firewalls (More info?)

Thanks Casey. Had Google"d" before but didn't see anything that helped me.
The thread on "forums.sygate.com" is very informative but, as the last
poster, I run windows ME and have the same problem so, I resorted to go the
Zone Alarm way for now !
Bernard
"Casey" <casey@nosuch.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.1b115a6eaea6cbd4989729@news.west.earthlink.net...
| In article <MPG.1b1156ebfe7df299989728@news.west.earthlink.net>,
casey@nosuch.net says...
| > In article <40a7474f$0$20507$cc9e4d1f@news-text.dial.pipex.com>,
someone_not@microsoft.com says...
| > > Hi all. Since about a week ago, when I am connected I get on a regular
basis
| > > an alert box telling me;
| > > "Smc has caused an error in WPSMAN.DLL... Smc will now close"
| > > Clicking "close" shuts down Sygate personal firewall which I then
restart
| > > and it works ok for a while.
| > > I have uninstalled and reinstalled Sygate (the free version) this
morning
| > > but it's still happening.
| > > I can't remember having installed anything lately and I don't like the
idea
| > > that my firewall could just stop working like that.
| > >
| > > Any ideas ?
| > >
| > >
| > > ---
| > > Incoming/Outgoing;
| > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
| > > Version: 6.0.686 / Virus Database: 447 - Release Date: 14/05/2004
| > >
| > >
| > >
| > Hi Bgrt, There is a discussion (and stated cause) of the Sygate
| > WPSMAN.DLL problem on the Sygate forum at:
| >
http://forums.sygate.com/vb/showth [...] 2&highligh
| > t=wpsman.dll
| > Take a look. Sorry about the url wrap.
| > Casey
| >
| You can also do a google search for wpsman.dll and go to
| http://forums.sygate.com/vb/forumd [...] &forumid=8
| then do a search for wpsman.dll.


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Incoming/Outgoing;
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.686 / Virus Database: 447 - Release Date: 14/05/2004