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Firewall Help

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  • 22-10-2007 9:03pm
    #1
    Peyton Manning
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    Hey, Im not sure if this a Broadband suitable thread but I have a question for the more computer wise people here.

    My friend and I are trying to play a network game on a video game but we need to turn off our firewalls to do so. I have mine off, but when he goes to Control Panel and then onto Windows Firewall, it says "due do a unidnetifyed problem windows cannot display windows firewall".

    What can we do?

    Thanks


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    #2
    Sqaull20
    Registered Users Posts: 2,044 ✭✭✭Sqaull20


    windows firewall lol.....Tell your friend to boot his pc in safe mode and he should be able to turn off/configure his firewall to let the program pass that way....

    Ive been using a good free firewall called "Outpost Firewall" for the last few months for online gaming....It has a sweet entertainment mode supposedly designed for the xfire generation....I dont like going on wow/fear etc without a firewall and this does the job great,you should give it a try...

    http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/


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    Saruman
    Registered Users Posts: 11,389 ✭✭✭✭Saruman


    or...
    go to start - run -
    type services.msc and press enter
    go down to windows firewall and stop/dissable it. Or Just stop it if he wants it back later.


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    Peyton Manning
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,658 ✭✭✭✭Peyton Manning


    Thanks guys, appreciate it. One more question.

    Apparently we have to forward some ports. Now I dont know much about this except for reading an online guide and that only gives help if you know the make and model of your router. The thing is, Im in a huge student apartment block so all I do is plug my laptop into the wall and I get internet connection. As noob-ish as this sounds, what do I do?


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    steveland?
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    You won't be able to forward ports on a student accomodation connection. That is unless you can convince the CSD to forward them for you but that's very unlikely


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    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,490 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    Are you and your friend in the same student accom?
    If so they you don't need to forward ports as it'll work over the internal network


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    Peyton Manning
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,658 ✭✭✭✭Peyton Manning


    Cabaal wrote: »
    Are you and your friend in the same student accom?
    If so they you don't need to forward ports as it'll work over the internal network

    Sadly not. Do the ports have to be forwarded in network games or is this only necessary in some situations?


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    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,490 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    Archimedes wrote: »
    Sadly not. Do the ports have to be forwarded in network games or is this only necessary in some situations?

    Its not required for all games but some games won;t run right without ports being forwarded, of course if the router is setup to block common ports used by games then your in trouble


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    Peyton Manning
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,658 ✭✭✭✭Peyton Manning


    Alright cool, thanks for the help Cabaal.


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