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Old 11-30-2007   #2 (permalink)
StephenB
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Limewire and OneCare Firewall Conflict

"Tom Lake" <toml_12953@xxxxxx> wrote:
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>"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
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>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.
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>Tom Lake
Thanks for reporting back, Tom.
-steve
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