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Router Firewall blocking P2P networks?
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Router Firewall blocking P2P networks?
I have just got sky mid broadband, and Limewire now wont connect on my pc, but will on my wireless laptop, i dont know why! Please help before i have to cancel my sky broadband. Thanks
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Re: Router Firewall blocking P2P networks?
canceling cause you can't use a P2P piece of software? and for a reason that's completely isolated to your PC and nothing to do with Sky? seems a bit silly to me...
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Re: Router Firewall blocking P2P networks?
if its blocking you its doing you a favour, limewire is a virus ridden nightmare these days, which router are you using?
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Re: Router Firewall blocking P2P networks?
Hi
Limewire will more than likely require a port opening to work within your Sky Router.
Try reading this Tutorial and use the same sort of reasoning and you should be fine.
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Re: Router Firewall blocking P2P networks?
I wouldn't bother with limewire but if it you must... it isn't Sky,yet. try portforward.com I have several torrent and p2p applications running ok. I am sure if ISPs will try to block yet, if they can. sky by broadband is p2p and so is the BBCs iPlayer, that evil little kservice ****.
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