Hosting with zonealarm firewall

[Al Ghouti 0]

What more can i do other than lower security, and allow OFP to act as server?

(I'll try to dig up some error messages and post them)

Any help appreciated.

[quiet 0]

It appears you need to run ZA in medium security to have your own server available to the public.

If you are trying to join other games, that's a different story.

(Edited by quiet at 4:05 pm on Oct. 15, 2001)

[Al Ghouti 0]

Roger that...

I vent all the way to "low".

Guess it might be the ones who try to join my game that have the errors then...

TY

[Mister Frag 0]

In the Security tab, I've got the local zone at Medium, and the Internet at High.

In the Programs tab, I've got both the OFP executable as well as the dedicated server set up to allow connections to and from the Internet.

I have no problems connecting to others, or accepting connections.

[Mister Frag 0]

By the way, there is one major problem with ZoneAlarm that I wish they would address, at least with the free version of ZoneAlarm (don't know about ZoneAlarm Pro).

That problem is the inability to add programs and their security settings manually. Instead, you have to run the program and let it try to access the Internet, at which point the ZoneAlarm alert dialog will pop up. Unfortunately, the dialog is not a main window, so you can't Alt-Tab to it, and since OFP runs in DirectX mode, you can't even see the dialog.

The dialog is there, of course, but you can't get to it, and the system and OFP will appear to be hung. At this point, I reboot, and after the system restarts, I manually edit the program-specific entry that ZoneAlarm has just added before the reboot.

Since the program signatures change every time you apply a new OFP patch, you'll wind up going through this for the regular game and the dedicated server every time you patch.

[Rowdy 1]

I have purchased and lock up hard if i try to open OF with zonealarm running . no cntrl -At - delete . i have to kill power .

[Mister Frag 0]

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Quote: from Avengrr on 11:42 pm on Oct. 17, 2001

I have purchased and lock up hard if i try to open OF with zonealarm running .  no cntrl -At - delete . i have to kill power .<span id='postcolor'>

Is that on Windows 98/ME? On Windows 2000/XP, you should be able to bring up the Task Manager that way, and get yourself out of that predicament.

Regardless, I think the system locks up/appears to be locked up due to ZoneAlarm popping up its Alert dialog behind the DirectX full-screen window.

After you reboot, you should see an entry for OFP in the Programs list of ZoneAlarm. All you need to do is set the security options for OFP, and the lockup problem should be solved. You'll see a couple of question marks next to the OFP entry, indicating that the options haven't been specified -- simply click on the first option from the left in both the Allow Connect and Allow Server columns, which will place a green checkmark there instead of a question mark.

[Rowdy 1]

thnaks mister . I have teid all the above . in fact gamespy is there but OF is not getting listed in ZA programs . Im also running windows ME DX 8.0 A with all drivers latest and greatest . Also have voodoo 5500 which may be why i can te get back to a screen .

[quiet 0]

Open up ZA.

Click on programs.

Right click on any program listed.

Choose 'add program'.

Look for it in the list and change your settings. =)

[Mister Frag 0]

Thanks, quiet, I have to try that when I get home!

I played around with ZoneAlarm a long time ago, and at the time couldn't find a way to add new programs manually. I wonder if that is a new feature that was added after I tried it, or if it is only available in ZoneAlarm Pro (I have the free version)?

Avengrr, if only GameSpy shows up in the Programs list, it means that ZoneAlarm stopped when GameSpy tried to access the Internet to locate servers, and before OFP had a chance to do anything. Once you configure the GameSpy settings, you should be able to proceed to the point where OFP will cause a ZoneAlarm Alert dialog. Fix that, and you should be set. Alternatively, see if you can add OFP manually like quiet suggested. You still need to fix the settings for GameSpy to remove the question marks first, though.

[quiet 0]

It should have manual add.

If it doesn't simply put in an ip for OFP and try to join.

It'll fail and you should be able to ALT-ESC from OFP and still have a ZoneAlarm dialogue.

I'm uncertain how long ZA keeps the dialogue open, so it may or may not work if you exit OFP and look for the dialogue box.

Try these links as well:

GSA Firewall settings:

<a href="http://www.gamespyarcade.com/support/firewalls.shtml.

For" target="_blank">http://www.gamespyarcade.com/support/firewalls.shtml.

For</a> setting up your firewall with OFP, go here: <a href="http://www.codemastersusa.com/support/fpfaq.htm

I" target="_blank">http://www.codemastersusa.com/support/fpfaq.htm

I</a> use Zone Alarm Pro - it allows me to set up specific ports.

When I join a client session I open the above stated ports from those links - but when I act as a server I have to go to medium security to be recognized to create a room in GSA.

Quiet  - GSA & GS3D Support =)

(Edited by quiet at 1:22 am on Oct. 18, 2001)

[Mister Frag 0]

I checked ZoneAlarm just now (V2.6.357, released on Oct 11, 2001), and there is no way to manually add a program.

You get what you pay for, I guess. :biggrin:

[JRMZ 0]

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