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Old 11-30-2007   #1 (permalink)
Tom Lake
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Re: Limewire and OneCare Firewall Conflict



"StephenB" <sboots@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> <toml_12953@xxxxxx> wrote:
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> Hi, Tom. I believe that Limewire and many other file sharing apps are
> blocked by
> default with OneCare.
> I can't say why the Intel utility would have a problem as it shouldn't be
> connecting to the network in order to function.
> You should contact support for help and confirmation of the Limewire issue
> -Support for v1.6 is via the information here -
> http://forums.microsoft.com/WindowsO...83038&SiteID=2
After much effort by an MS Support Specialist, it was determined that
LimeWire changes
the ports it uses with every invocation! Thus OneCare can't just allow a
static set of ports and
have it work. The temporary solution is to disable the OneCare firewall
when using LimeWire.

Tom Lake

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