Vista - is there an outgoing firewall?

11-21-2007

i access the internet via my college network. The problem is, everytime i
reboot or turn my com off, i can't seem to use services like Skype, voip
programs, i can't use video conferencing, and all my download managers (like
Orbit or DAP) all can't work!. i use a vista home premium, and i asked all my
friends, they dont have this problem. the real mystery is that the i can
eventually use those services (thus signifying that the problem is not the
college network) but thats like 8-10 hours after i turned on the computer!
because of this 'time period' i suspect that either my com has somekind of
firewall that blocks all the 'heavy' outgoing traffic (which it eventually
turns of somehow) or my setting is blocking it somewhere. again, I do not
suspect the college network, since it eventually allows me to use Skype, for
example. also, this problem is getting more serious (at first it was a few
hours only, now 8-10 hours) ever since i updated my com (this one particular
Microsoft update. i forgot whats the name). Thank you for any replies. i
really appreciate any help, since you would be saving me a LOT of trouble.
cheers.

11-21-2007

You can try to disable Windows firewall and advanced security. To do that,
type firewall in the start. If that doesn't fix the problem, try to run
clean booting.

Troubleshooting Vista with clean bootHow to run Windows OS with a clean
....How to run Windows OS with a clean boot ... when you cannot determine the
cause of the issue, you may run Windows Safe ...
http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums...opic.php?t=778

--
Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com

"Mike Philpot" <Mike Philpot@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

>i access the internet via my college network. The problem is, everytime i
> reboot or turn my com off, i can't seem to use services like Skype, voip
> programs, i can't use video conferencing, and all my download managers
> (like
> Orbit or DAP) all can't work!. i use a vista home premium, and i asked all
> my
> friends, they dont have this problem. the real mystery is that the i can
> eventually use those services (thus signifying that the problem is not the
> college network) but thats like 8-10 hours after i turned on the computer!
> because of this 'time period' i suspect that either my com has somekind of
> firewall that blocks all the 'heavy' outgoing traffic (which it eventually
> turns of somehow) or my setting is blocking it somewhere. again, I do not
> suspect the college network, since it eventually allows me to use Skype,
> for
> example. also, this problem is getting more serious (at first it was a few
> hours only, now 8-10 hours) ever since i updated my com (this one
> particular
> Microsoft update. i forgot whats the name). Thank you for any replies. i
> really appreciate any help, since you would be saving me a LOT of trouble.
> cheers.

11-21-2007	#1 (permalink)
Mike Philpot n/a posts	is there an outgoing firewall? i access the internet via my college network. The problem is, everytime i reboot or turn my com off, i can't seem to use services like Skype, voip programs, i can't use video conferencing, and all my download managers (like Orbit or DAP) all can't work!. i use a vista home premium, and i asked all my friends, they dont have this problem. the real mystery is that the i can eventually use those services (thus signifying that the problem is not the college network) but thats like 8-10 hours after i turned on the computer! because of this 'time period' i suspect that either my com has somekind of firewall that blocks all the 'heavy' outgoing traffic (which it eventually turns of somehow) or my setting is blocking it somewhere. again, I do not suspect the college network, since it eventually allows me to use Skype, for example. also, this problem is getting more serious (at first it was a few hours only, now 8-10 hours) ever since i updated my com (this one particular Microsoft update. i forgot whats the name). Thank you for any replies. i really appreciate any help, since you would be saving me a LOT of trouble. cheers.
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11-21-2007	#2 (permalink)
Robert L. \(MS-MVP\) n/a posts	Re: is there an outgoing firewall? You can try to disable Windows firewall and advanced security. To do that, type firewall in the start. If that doesn't fix the problem, try to run clean booting. Troubleshooting Vista with clean bootHow to run Windows OS with a clean ....How to run Windows OS with a clean boot ... when you cannot determine the cause of the issue, you may run Windows Safe ... http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums...opic.php?t=778 -- Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com "Mike Philpot" <Mike Philpot@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:BE377D8D-1190-4308-A195-FB0CA8412367@xxxxxx Quote: >i access the internet via my college network. The problem is, everytime i > reboot or turn my com off, i can't seem to use services like Skype, voip > programs, i can't use video conferencing, and all my download managers > (like > Orbit or DAP) all can't work!. i use a vista home premium, and i asked all > my > friends, they dont have this problem. the real mystery is that the i can > eventually use those services (thus signifying that the problem is not the > college network) but thats like 8-10 hours after i turned on the computer! > because of this 'time period' i suspect that either my com has somekind of > firewall that blocks all the 'heavy' outgoing traffic (which it eventually > turns of somehow) or my setting is blocking it somewhere. again, I do not > suspect the college network, since it eventually allows me to use Skype, > for > example. also, this problem is getting more serious (at first it was a few > hours only, now 8-10 hours) ever since i updated my com (this one > particular > Microsoft update. i forgot whats the name). Thank you for any replies. i > really appreciate any help, since you would be saving me a LOT of trouble. > cheers.
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