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Other Topics => Completely Off-Topic => Topic started by: Gina on October 16, 2003, 01:28:27 pm

Title: Firewalls...
Post by: Gina on October 16, 2003, 01:28:27 pm: Does anyone know how to disable them? :D let me know pleeease.
Title: Re: Firewalls...
Post by: Grakthis on October 16, 2003, 01:30:14 pm: Quote from: "NYnessaholicGina"
Does anyone know how to disable them? :D let me know pleeease.

lol. depends on whos firewall, where you are, what kind of firewall etc etc etc. We need more info than that.
Title: Firewalls...
Post by: Gina on October 16, 2003, 01:32:20 pm: lol well i dont know nething about it but i just wanted to disconnect it cuz it wont let me use direct connection on aim. :) haha
Title: Firewalls...
Post by: kaysha on October 16, 2003, 01:33:01 pm: is it a software firewall like zone alarm?
Title: Firewalls...
Post by: Grakthis on October 16, 2003, 01:33:39 pm: Quote from: "NYnessaholicGina"
lol well i dont know nething about it but i just wanted to disconnect it cuz it wont let me use direct connection on aim. :) haha

lol. Well, who is your ISP?
Title: Firewalls...
Post by: Gina on October 16, 2003, 01:36:45 pm: Roadrunner
Title: Firewalls...
Post by: kaysha on October 16, 2003, 01:37:43 pm: firewalls aren't bundled with ISPs and such usually...

Gina, if you look in the icon tray, what is running?
Title: Firewalls...
Post by: Gina on October 16, 2003, 01:39:41 pm: aim, norton anti-virus, date manager, volume?

those things?

lol i'm sorry if this is pathetic guys, im so terrible when it comes to computers.
Title: Firewalls...
Post by: Grakthis on October 16, 2003, 01:39:43 pm: Quote from: "katia"
STFU Andrew. You have no idea what you're talking about

Yeah but...... if shes using broadband then it's likely the firewall is in her house. If shes not, then it's likely the firewall is on the other side of the AIM connection.
Title: Firewalls...
Post by: kaysha on October 16, 2003, 01:40:46 pm: actually, i think the true question is...

how do you know if you have a firewall or not?

edit: could just be a router or something getting in the way if it's cable.
Title: Firewalls...
Post by: Gina on October 16, 2003, 01:41:35 pm: because when i try to direct connect with ppl it says that i cant because i'm behind a firewall.
Title: Firewalls...
Post by: Gina on October 16, 2003, 01:43:01 pm: i'll probably end up screwing up too much on this computer, and its my parents computer so i probably should just leave it alone. ya think? :)
Title: Firewalls...
Post by: kaysha on October 16, 2003, 01:46:05 pm: well maybe, but wait...

what is connected to the cable modem? is it connected directly to the PC via ethernet, or is there some other little square type box in between? :)

-katia
Title: Firewalls...
Post by: Gina on October 16, 2003, 01:51:23 pm: ethernet i believe
Title: Firewalls...
Post by: rroo on October 16, 2003, 03:01:15 pm: If you have Norton Antivirus running then there's a big chance you also have Norton Firewall.
Title: Firewalls...
Post by: Logikal X on October 16, 2003, 04:02:10 pm: If roadrunner is still part of adelphia co. which i believe it is, then they have checkpoint firewalls, you cant disable them.....i cant connect with people either
Title: Firewalls...
Post by: LimeTwister on October 16, 2003, 04:22:27 pm: Quote from: "Logikal X"
If roadrunner is still part of adelphia co. which i believe it is, then they have checkpoint firewalls, you cant disable them.....i cant connect with people either

i got rr and they just put me on zonealarm.
Title: Firewalls...
Post by: Logikal X on October 16, 2003, 04:34:14 pm: well thats different than what they gave me.....i hate software firewalls though. its just an extra program running in the background slowing everything that you are actually using down