I recently bought a laptop (Windows Vista Home Premium) that came with McAfee Internet suite. Everything works fine but the only problem is the firewall, if I leave it on like it should be, I am unable to to connect to my wireless DSL connection. Is there any way to connect w/out turning my firewall off? I feel very vulnerable w/out a firewall since I've had petty bad things happening to previous computers.
Any help would be gladly accepted.
2007-02-14 16:22:43 · 7 answers · asked by johnnyboy_86 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Hi -
Have you tryed turning you firewall off, connecting to the wireless connection, then turning your firewall back on?
A lot of firewalls will not block already existing connections.
Since I don't use McAfee, I can't give exact details, but I hope the following can help:
Try opening up McAfee, then going through different options, etc. etc. and you should be able to find a section where McAfee has automatic settings. There should be, maybe a checkbox, that says "automatically block......."
I think the problem is that when your wireless connection is trying to connect, McAfee will automatically block it. If you find the right settings, and disable that feature, you should be able to get a pop up notification asking you whether you want the wireless connection to access the internet. Once you click "Allow" or "Yes", it will most likely automatically save that setting in McAfee. Or, it will give you the option to apply that setting for every time it trys to connect.
Good luck!
P.S.
If this doesn't work, I recommend giving McAfee a call. They should get you hooked up in no time!
2007-02-14 16:30:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I also had similar problem with Norton Personal Firewall; but in Norton it has a feature to learn from our usage (not sure in McAfee); mine usually blocks the connection, but then it ask me if i wish to allow connection and weather it is permanently allow or just one time. After a painful first 1-2 weeks, now it adapt nicely to my needs.
hope it helps.
2007-02-14 16:28:54 · answer #2 · answered by Andreas Kwok 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My wireless router came with its own built in firewall . I use that and deactivated the McAfee and Window firewalls.
2007-02-14 17:03:31 · answer #3 · answered by kwilfort 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.. you will need to create an exception for your ISP within McAfee. Also be sure your windows firewall is turn off.
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2007-02-14 16:28:52 · answer #4 · answered by Elaine B 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you likely basically grew to change into off the prompt on your computer. There might want to be a button close to the keyboard that perchance has an icon which feels like a submit with waves spreading out from the suitable (its meant to look as if an antenna beaming out radio waves). Press it, supply it some seconds and search for for the prompt connection again.
2016-10-17 07:13:14 · answer #5 · answered by irish 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
McAfee is garbage. not only it sucks but its resource hungry. get Zonealarm. its not resource hungry at all and its a very good firewall. and plus Zonealarm asks you if you want to connect to the wireless network.
2007-02-14 16:29:03 · answer #6 · answered by informationcomp 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i have pc cillin..... and i had to change my security to wirless/home network.... see if you cant find something like that in mcaffee
2007-02-14 16:31:24 · answer #7 · answered by tazewellreddog 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋