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by LC50 · in ThinkTanks · 07/31/2003 (9:05 am) · 11 replies

Just installed McAfee's Firewall program (came with virusscan 7)... and I think I might be having trouble hosting games. I can't tell if I am able to recieve players, or that they just don't even try cause of a possible slow down in connection. Has anyone had any trouble with firewalls and McAfee? Is there any way in TT to check your server's average connection speed to the TT network? I'm not a computer wizard, I know just enough to get me in trouble.

Cheers,
LC50
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Timmy
#1
07/31/2003 (9:13 am)
Firewalls always effect games online. disable the firewall and then it will work fine.

Torque Owner John Connell
#2
07/31/2003 (9:38 am)
Yes, disable the firewall every time you play a game and completely defeat the purpose of having one :)

Or:

Find out what port the game runs on, and open that port on the firewall (accept incoming connection) ;)

LC50
#3
07/31/2003 (11:18 am)
McAfee's Firewall 4 does not allow you to open specific ports... talked to tech support today but they were no help. Allowed TT full access to connections, but to no avail. Tech support suggested I go back to Personal Firewall, which runs $30-40 per year. Hosting TT games does work with Personal Firewall (had it until a few days ago, then my PF trial period expired). Just hate to cough up more dough for McAfee.

Thanks for the help anyway.


LC50

Torque Owner Mz
#4
07/31/2003 (1:25 pm)
You might try Sygate personal firewall or Tiny personal firewall, both free last I checked.

LC50
#5
09/29/2003 (10:12 am)
Just got Zone Alarm, a free firewall...

download.com.com/3000-2092-10039884.html?tag=txt

Works just fine with Think Tanks!

LC50

Torque Owner Tyler Frans
#6
09/29/2003 (10:48 pm)
Sygate is a great firewall. Was free, very user friendly and I've never had a problem. Last time I used Zone Alarm (about 2 years ago), had a helluva time uninstalling it. It left behind residule .dlls (which ended up locking down all outbound). Had to track them down and manually delete them via DOS. :o\ Never went back to it.

LC50
#7
09/30/2003 (5:45 am)
When I looked into Sysgate, it was not free.

Several of the comments on zdnet about the newer free version of Zone Alarm mentioned the problems with the old Zone Alarm, and note that the newer version is vastly superior. I'm satisfied with it so far; but I have only had experience with McAfee's Personal Firewall (good) and Firewall/Guardian 4 (bad, annoying).

LC50

Torque Owner Tyler Frans
#8
09/30/2003 (7:38 am)
Okay, sorry. I guess Sygate Tech discontinued their free version. It was a free download about a year ago. @Home had the link for it on their customer support site.

Christopher Schiebel
#9
10/05/2003 (6:10 pm)
Might have been a deal with @Home. TMK, Sygate PF was never free to the general public. Maybe I'm wrong though.

Christopher Schiebel
#10
10/05/2003 (6:11 pm)
Oh yeah, Agnitum also has a free firewall.

Nathan
#11
11/23/2003 (6:03 pm)
Or, you can get Norton Internet Security, and it will automaticly detect which port the games/programs run on, and ask yes or no to wether it can access the net :)