Sounds like a serious effort there :), I have found that a lot of third party firewalls tend to be very restrictive by default and often create problems like this. Hope it all went well. On Fri, Aug 15, 2008 at 1:46 PM, Gman <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > We tried numerous times to make a connection, but hit just as many walls. I > had her try a few things, but it was readilly apparent that the connection > was being blocked by a software firewall (Trend Micro), hardware firewall > (the router) or both. She went above and beyond to physically move the > system to her basement (with help) so that she could connect directly to the > cable modem. After one false start, turning off the firewall as well > finally did the trick. I just disconnected from her and we'll see if the > fix worked as soon as she can get the drive into her own system and fire it > up. > > Peace, > Gman > > "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask" > > --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------