How to exit a fiirewall?

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I use an older version of Kerio Personal Firewall, which is typically closed
by bringing up a menu from its tray icon, choosing, exit, and answering, yes,
to the closing dialogue.

I would like to start my firewall, only when I dial onto the internet, and
close the firewall when I disconnect my dialup connection. Scripting and
programs that do this, usually attempt to close a program like Kerio by
some kind of external kill or quite functions.

For understandable reasons, Kerio and probably other firewalls do no
allow other programs to close them easily. There is no command line
switch to close kerio, and it is not easily closed by procedrues such as
the task manager's `end task'.

Is there anyway I can close Kerio without using its own menu interface?
All I can think of is a clunky macro recorder that imitates the mouse
movements and keystrokes to close it.
 
I use an older version of Kerio Personal Firewall, which is typically closed
by bringing up a menu from its tray icon, choosing, exit, and answering, yes,
to the closing dialogue.

I would like to start my firewall, only when I dial onto the internet, and
close the firewall when I disconnect my dialup connection. Scripting and
programs that do this, usually attempt to close a program like Kerio by
some kind of external kill or quite functions.

For understandable reasons, Kerio and probably other firewalls do no
allow other programs to close them easily. There is no command line
switch to close kerio, and it is not easily closed by procedrues such as
the task manager's `end task'.

Is there anyway I can close Kerio without using its own menu interface?
All I can think of is a clunky macro recorder that imitates the mouse
movements and keystrokes to close it.
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Wouldn't swear to it, but i believe that "Tick" would do the job.

Don't use it anymore as I am on ADSL, but used it for a long time
using Dial up and it quite happi;y started Zone Alarm upon a dial up
connection being established and closed it when the connection was
terminated.

Get it here http://www.reallyeffective.co.uk/tick_downloaddetails.html
 
(e-mail address removed) (howard schwartz) wrote in
Is there anyway I can close Kerio without using its own menu interface?
All I can think of is a clunky macro recorder that imitates the mouse
movements and keystrokes to close it.
Click to expand...

Well, before somebody recommends it, NetLaunch won't do it. I use it, and
if you try to close Kerio using it, you end up with a very big mess. You'll
end up with what looks like Kerio is still running, but if you C>A>D,
you'll find that Kerio "is not responding."

In other words, you'll think the firewall is still running when it actually
isn't. Trying to restart Kerio in this state caused very unpredictable
results like BSOD.

I just gave up and let Kerio run all the time. It's a small footprint - no
problem.

I do use NetLauch to initailly start Kerio.
 
I use an older version of Kerio Personal Firewall, which is typically closed
by bringing up a menu from its tray icon, choosing, exit, and answering, yes,
to the closing dialogue.

I would like to start my firewall, only when I dial onto the internet, and
close the firewall when I disconnect my dialup connection. Scripting and
programs that do this, usually attempt to close a program like Kerio by
some kind of external kill or quite functions.
Click to expand...



Try the program NetRun from www.czarsoft.com
I use it to start several programs when I connect to the net, Kerio is one
of them. It starts it and shuts it down when I disconnect with no problem.
This on a pentium 4 running Win XP Take a look I think you may like it.
GoodTime Barnie
 
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