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belfastblues
26-07-2006, 10:49 PM
i have installed 360share pro after 1 month or so i get an error message telling me no internet connection or being blocked by firewall. went into firewall setting and allowed 360 share pro access still not connecting. any advice please.

saseagle
23-08-2006, 07:36 PM
are you using windows firewall or a 3rd party one i.e. zonealarm etc.

titch12
25-08-2006, 07:50 PM
try uninstalling the prog , then try reinstalling it , if that doesnt work ,then totally disablle your firwall , and try to connect , if it does then you know its your firewall.

law
01-09-2006, 02:24 PM
Your probably using both firewalls together and its clashing (windows and 360share)


try disabling windows firewall under control panel, windows firewall and see if it does anything, If not get yourself another firewall. I recommend symantic or Internet Security 2006

rotti1967
08-09-2006, 06:03 PM
or you could d/l sygate which seems to work with windows firewall ok for me.

saseagle
15-09-2006, 06:15 PM
Hi,

a good free firewall is zonealarm which you can find at

Zone Labs: ZoneAlarm (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. I have used it for some time and have not had any problems with it. I have had problems with the nortons firewall when I tried to uninstall it seem to leave setting set in XP set to blocked, ended up re-installing XP to clear the problem.

rotti1967
15-09-2006, 06:24 PM
the thing is with ZA it hogs the bandwidth i used to use it all the time till i was told this,if that doesnt bother you use it as it was a class firewall.

saseagle
15-09-2006, 06:48 PM
I am ruuning 10Meg and don't d/l a lot so I may not see the effect of ZA hogging the line.

rotti1967
16-09-2006, 11:04 PM
10mb very nice m8 wish i could get that speed.

mickm
16-09-2006, 11:20 PM
how important is it to have a firewall & is the windows one good enough or do i need to buy one.

mr.harry
25-09-2006, 11:58 PM
Install the free version zone allarm and you will then realize just how many snooppers and bad lads there are out there . you will be alerted to every attack on your computer most are irrelavent but some are not .ZA is easily the best free firewall you can get .To use a comp without a good firewall for any purchases and use credit card details would be asking for trouble .so uninstall what you are using install Z.A. and disable the useless xp version.