hi andy, i will send you the tutorial i wrote off list but see if the below helps. If you are using a home router or software router (such as ZoneAlarm) this is a very simple procedure, which will be outlined in the documentation that came with your firewall or router. If you are behind a corporate firewall or proxy, you will need to ask your network administrator to do this for you. Some network administrators may not want to do this, in which case you should use Option 2 below. In either case, you will need to know the port number to map. This can be found by going into the WinMX connection settings, and clicking the "Network / Proxy Settings" button. The port number you need to map will appear below where it says "Incoming Connections". Option 2 You can put WinMX into "Firewall Mode". This mode doesn't need to have any incoming connections, but will reduce search results because you will be unable to download from other users that are in the same mode (as neither side will be able to accept a connection). Uploads will be pushed outward when in firewalled mode instead of waiting for an incoming connection. To put WinMX into firewall mode, go into the "Connection Settings" click the "Network / Proxy Settings" button, and below where it says "Incoming Connections", select "Unable to accept incoming connections". You need to properly configure any firewall you use or nobody will be able to upload from you! By default, TCP port 6699 and UDP port 6257 need inbound and outbound permissions. Those ports are the default, but you can use variants, if for example you need to map to two machines. ----- Original Message ----- From: Andy To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 11:02 PM Subject: [access-uk] Winmx search being blocked by Norton I think. Hi all. I have installed Winmx but when the programme launches, it will not allow me to search. I have Norton installed and I think that perhaps it is preventing Winmx from working. Anyone know how to allow or disallow a particular contact using Norton? Best wishes. Andy from sunny Kilcreggan. Drop me a wee line at: andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq __________ NOD32 1.1026 (20050314) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.nod32.com