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gunjin1   08-04-2002 at 05:53:38 AM

I have WinMe installed and I get lockups when I try to access yahoo messenger and also Realplayer. My windows media players works fine and also everything else. Anyone have any ideas?? Thanx,Robert

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camieabz   08-04-2002 at 10:53:23 AM
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Firewall?

<b><font color=blue>~ BIOS SETTINGS: Fast, Hot, Unstable...That ought to work. ~</font color=blue></b> :wink:

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gunjin1   08-04-2002 at 11:08:42 AM
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Well I do have a Linksys router hooked up to my system and I am the first one on the router and there is a firewall in the router? As far as a system firewall I had zonealarm but deleted it.Any suggestions?Thanx,Robert

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slickstaa   08-04-2002 at 11:38:56 PM
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set yourself as <font color=red>DMZ</font color=red> (demilitarized zone) on your router, which will get you free from your firewall built into your router. (most of the time)
To do this you will need to know your ip address. Go to start...run...and type <font color=red>winipcfg</font color=red>.
Then find the dmz setting on your router and type in your ip address.

One last note, you may want to either upgrade to windows xp or 2k, or drop back to 98se. Windows ME is a very unstable operating system.

<font color=blue> Arrogance creates ignorance.</font color=blue>

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camieabz   08-05-2002 at 12:04:15 AM
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Does operating as a DMZ negate the firewall effects on the particular PC which hosts the selected IP for that purpose?

<b><font color=blue>~ BIOS SETTINGS: Fast, Hot, Unstable...That ought to work. ~</font color=blue></b> :wink:

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jlanka   08-05-2002 at 01:13:32 PM
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yes.

<i>It's always the one thing you never suspected.</i>

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camieabz   08-05-2002 at 07:55:32 PM
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So why have a firewall?

Multiple systems yes....but with one PC what's the point?

<b><font color=blue>~ BIOS SETTINGS: Fast, Hot, Unstable...That ought to work. ~</font color=blue></b> :wink:

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jlanka   08-05-2002 at 10:55:04 PM
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because most people don't need to enable a DMZ.

<i>It's always the one thing you never suspected.</i>

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camieabz   08-05-2002 at 11:15:38 PM
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Sorry. I just re-read. It's a router firewall, not a software firewall. My goof. :smile:

<b><font color=blue>~ BIOS SETTINGS: Fast, Hot, Unstable...That ought to work. ~</font color=blue></b> :wink:

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