Using firewalls

One of the biggest problems we have experienced with people trying to register or even use some of the other functions of the forum is firewalls. The forum needs to talk to the computer and sometimes the firewall keeps this from happening. Most every firewall, however, has a setting that will allow this to function properly. I am wondering if those of you who have experienced problems with firewalls and this forum and found the solution could post here what system they were using and what settings they needed to change.

LAST EDITED ON Jun-07-04 AT 01:45 PM (CDT) by LNeumann (admin)
 
You never got any answers, so I can't pass anything onward to Jim, who had this to say:

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"Hmmm,

Seems that the powers that be have been fiddling with computers at work when people are not present and now my browser won't connect to Stuka Stunt Works Forums. Oh dear, Oh dear, what must be done?? Web site gurus please let me know. I'm using the latest IE and our IT people have us limited to being severly restricted plain joe users. So, I can't even get to the Web security settings, they have those set on Custom, whatever they are? Help, Help, Help!!!!!

Jim Pollock"

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(And I already have a hardware firewall myself, but planning to add a software one as well pretty soon).

P.S. Why is my reply labelled "#3"? Two now-missing replies are still being counted?

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Kiwi

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I am still waiting myself for those with various firewalls to post what the needed settings are. In Him's case, if the firewall is set up by someone else who alone controls its functions, he may need to go through them.

On your question on numbers, there evidently were two previous posters who may have posted in the wrong spot. I have occasionally had people post here who do not wish to register or simply do not know what they are supposed to do. I will then point them in the right direction but will remove the post from this forum since it is for the purpose of giving help only.