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Posted by Viceroy on Dec-13-2001 13:07:

Windows ME firewall question?

Hey Everyone,

I am running microsoft ME on two computers here in my house. I have them networked and all that works fine. I am trying to get an ftp setup on my machine here, and as far as I know everything is setup fine within that. But...nobody can get into it. I am thinking it is because a firewall that is setup. Does anyone know where I can disable any firewalls that ME might have setup?

Thanks in advance,
Steve

Posted by jeronemango on Dec-13-2001 13:16:

i doubt ME has a firewall running as defualt . its prob your ftp client software. check the settings for permission , maybe the folder you have set up is "read only" right click on it and check the prop's

Posted by SYNthSRI on Dec-13-2001 14:42:

need more info on your network configuration.

WindowsME does NOT have a built in firewall. If you are using Internet Sharing that ME does allow, than that IS the problem. Internet Sharing doesn't allow IP/Port forwarding (from what I remember) -- which is what you need to give people access to a FTP server you create.

Posted by Gekhous on Dec-14-2001 12:50:

i got win 2000, and when we first got it, i wasnt able to send anything (couldnt post on board, couldnt send files, couldnt attach files to email), they fixed that, but i still cant send files to ppl, maybe a similar problem??

Posted by SYNthSRI on Dec-14-2001 15:14:

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Originally posted by Gekhous
i got win 2000, and when we first got it, i wasnt able to send anything (couldnt post on board, couldnt send files, couldnt attach files to email), they fixed that, but i still cant send files to ppl, maybe a similar problem??

how big are the files you are trying to send...and what is the message you get when you do try to send files?

for example, are you able to attach the file to the email and it allows it? Can you hit the SEND/RECIEVE and it tries to send it through, but crapz out? Does it actually get sent through and returnz right back?

Posted by Gekhous on Dec-14-2001 15:53:

any size.... and when i try to send it, i dont get any msgs, it just times out... and when im on mIRC and try to dcc, mIRC just disconnects after a few minutes (of waiting)

and attaching is no problem, just sending ppl files, like on mIRC, icq, msn, anything...

Posted by SYNthSRI on Dec-14-2001 17:03:

hmm

k try this

Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services

in services sort the list by 'Status' so that what's STARTED is up on top.

go down that list and look for anything in the description that appears to handle TCP/IP, Routing, Firewall, NetBIOS. Play around with the settings and test it out if it works.

Note: write down whatever you change, so that you can change it right back

btw: are you behind a router/hub?

Posted by Gekhous on Dec-14-2001 18:33:

hub... but im also on a server... but when i used inet through the server, i couldnt upload at all, so we switched inet directly to the hub