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Norton Personal Firewall affecting Internet use

Discussion in 'Other PC Software' started by BAM, 2004/06/10.

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    BAM

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    I've had NIS and NAV up and running for a good week or so now -- all of a sudden this morning I couldn't connect to the Internet but my mom could (we're linked via Linksys router). After yelling at my cable company (not the problem), out of curiosity i disabled my NIS and it worked.. I went through like a zillion options and settings within NIS (lowering settings, customizing everything) but nothing worked.. the only way I can access the Internet now is if I disable the Firewall totally... the only options I haven't tried (cause I'm just not sure what they do) are:

    -Putting my Firewall level to Low
    -Under my Advanced settings, General rules it has me blocked for Windows File Sharing, UPNP Port 5000, Default Block MS 2000 SMB, and Default Block EPMAP. Are any of these affecting it?

    As it stood before my firewall level was at Medium (which I downgraded from HIgh and still nothing), and my Custom Level allowed Java and Applets..

    Any ideas? Am I more prone to viruses now cause my firewall's not up and runinng? The rest of my NIS is (Security, Intrusion and NAV).

    Thanks
    BM
     
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    ok scratch one thing: i just checked it with a Low Firewall and still no connection...
     
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    I'm moving this to the 'other software' section since this one is mainly for clearing out problems after you've been bitten. I think you'll get better looks there than in Security/Virus/Spyware.

    Meanwhile, what OS do you run? And if you are beind the NAT feature of a router/switch then my opinion is that your risk with the firewall disabled is minimal as long as your OS is patched, your AV is up to date, and all of that.
     
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    BAM,
    Have a look here as it is about configuring the home network for Norton Internet Security, Norton Personal Firewall, or Norton Internet Security Pro 2003/2004.
     
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    Newt -- thanks for the thought. I think I'm pretty safe too.. just weird that it would suddenly stop working when it's been up for a week with no problems. I'm running XP

    Russ -- thanks for the site. I checked it out and configured but still no-go unless i disable it totally.
     
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    If you have XP, are you using the native XP Firewall (ICF)?

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    Johanna -- its possible?? How would I figure it out? i did a lot of changing around in Firewalls, ports and what was blocked/allowed basedo n Symantec help online even though it didn't do any good.
     
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    Click Control Panel, Network Connections, the connection you are using and on the general tab, select Properties, then the Advanced tab. There you can turn your ICF (Internet Connection Firewall) on or off.

    If your Norton is working properly, you shouldn't need the ICF on. It can even interfere with some legitimate actions. However, when ICF is disabled, Norton may respond with more alerts, so you may need to turn the notification settings down.

    You may need to experiment to see what works best for you. I end up toggling mine a lot (I typed the above ICF path from memory- I hope that's right!) because of the software I use. Because the other computer is unaffected, that's why I'm guessing the ICF conflict. I could be wrong, of course, and it may be a router issue. The trick is to narrow things down, one at a time, from simple to hardware...errr harder. :)

    Johanna
     
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