Just one more thing.

When you call techincal support for practically anything that isn't working. The invariable response at some point is, "Do you have a firewall" If you answer yes, then the universal response is, "Well that's what's probably causing the problem. Call them we don't know anything about it"

It's a good response, because they don't know anything about it, and neither do you. So it's not impossible that the firewall is the culprit.

Then you discover in panic that there's no way to call the firewall people. Or if there is they charge by the minute.

Firewalls are kind of unique. Because they close port, and often don't open them when you uninstall the firewall, they can cause incredible problems for those who really don't know how ports work. And that's most of us.

[This message has been edited by traveler123 (edited Dec 02, 2003).]