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02-19-2004, 07:52 PM
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Newb Techie Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3
|  HELP with ports....
does anyone know how to open(not close) ports on your computer? im not very good with computers and i downloaded a bot/program that closed almost all my ports except for internet access, and i cant use AIM, play online, etc... any help would be greatly appreciated.
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02-20-2004, 02:41 AM
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HONK if you route packets Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 4,664
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Give us a little background about your internet connection. Do you have a DSL/Cable connection? What kind of router? Etc...
-Mike
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02-20-2004, 09:26 AM
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Super Techie Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 333
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man you need to go to that "bot/program" and go to its settings, most firewalls let you choose programs that you want to allow, rather than choosing port numbers.
mike man, he doesn't need to worry about anything else besides the program he installed.
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02-20-2004, 12:04 PM
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Newb Techie Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3
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i have DSL, my ISP is pacbell, i share a network with my parent's computers.
Ive used some spyware/adware removal programs but nothing happened... i have a etherfast/dsl router and a wireless access point router (because my comp is in my room but no cables in my room). My ports closed roughly after i installed winwasher or som other stuff because i download alot... i dont really know which program/bot is causing this  | |
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02-20-2004, 02:18 PM
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It's all just 1s and 0s Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: in the lab Posts: 4,410
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the only prog, that i know of, that will close ports is a firewall or lockdown tool.
I think, in your situtation, you should check your access point, which prolly has its own firewall / ACLs. Without knowing your exact model, I won't be able to guide you...RTFM!
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02-20-2004, 04:18 PM
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Newb Techie Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 3
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a lockdown tool?
you mean that internet lock function from ZoneAlarm?
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02-20-2004, 05:30 PM
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HONK if you route packets Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 4,664
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Quote: Originally posted by Harold II
man you need to go to that "bot/program" and go to its settings, most firewalls let you choose programs that you want to allow, rather than choosing port numbers.
mike man, he doesn't need to worry about anything else besides the program he installed. | Yes, I know but without knowing anything about the connection involved, then how would any advise on the connection involved be totally 100% accurate? I'm not going to tell someone to tweak the software when I don't know anything else about the connection in question.
-Mike
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02-21-2004, 06:48 AM
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Master Techie Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,148
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remove the bot...if you have XP do a quick restore to just before you downloaded that bot | |
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