Re: Firewall problems with file-share programs [help needed!]

eman_ch@hotmail.com wrote in news:1117232122.130597.19080
@g44g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

> You've not told us enough information:
>
> 1) What type of internet connection do you have?
>
> DSL 256k
>
> 2) What version of Windows?
>
> XP home.
>
> 3) What service packs for Windows?
>
> don't know..

You ever go to the MS Update site and apply any updates?

>
>
> 4) What are you doing that you think is slow?
>
> the downloads in a file-sharing program.. i just got dsl, expecting the
> downloads to get faster.. the speed is 1-->10KB/s, which is slow.. plus
> other filesharing programs say that im connected behind a firewall
> causing a limited search results and slower downloads.

So what did the applications say were corrective actions if the
applications provided any help documentation concerning the issue of a
FW?

>
> 5) What other firewalls do you have installed?
>
> didn't install any.
>
>
> 6) Do you have a NAT box (linksys/dlink...)?
>
> yeah i have ADSL ZOOM X5
> [http://www.zoom.com/products/adsl_overview.html].
>

And you may have to go to the product's Tech Support for the
configuration of the device. That device seems to be in the ball park of
a US Robotics' ADSL router/modem and those things are hard to configure,
if one needs to go beyond the default settings and configure the device.

Does the device have an online user manual?

Duane :)
Received on Thu Sep 29 19:53:08 2005