McAfee problem

sgtjoebear · Post by **sgtjoebear** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 1:37 am

Cadillac wrote:QUOTE (Cadillac @ Sep 1 2007, 07:56 PM) A screenshot would really be nice please.

walmart1233 · Post by **walmart1233** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 1:56 am

Have you tried McAfee's removal tool? Thats what did it for me. BTW, alleg is working fine and i have just about everything i need.

sgtjoebear · Post by **sgtjoebear** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 2:03 am

walmart1233 wrote:QUOTE (walmart1233 @ Sep 1 2007, 08:56 PM) Have you tried McAfee's removal tool? Thats what did it for me. BTW, alleg is working fine and i have just about everything i need.

I really don"t want to remove McAfee i have to keep it on the computer

Post by **FreeBeer** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 2:39 am

I don't know what version you have, but according to the McAffee site for Personal Firewall 6:

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How do I configure Personal Firewall/Plus to play Internet games?

Summary: This article explains how to configure Personal Firewall/Plus to play Internet games.

Ensuring the Security Level Is Set to 'Trusting'

For the most part, you don't have to adjust Personal Firewall/Plus at all. However, some games require that your system accept traffic on different UDP ports, although these are mostly DirectPlay-based games. This means that if a game has 'rooms' or 'lobbies', e.g. GameSpy Arcade or MSN Gaming Zone, you need to make an adjustment to the Personal Firewall/Plus.

We have designed our 'Trusting' security level to allow the necessary traffic type. You should also be aware that some unscrupulous Internet users, or fellow gamers who know your IP address, might attack using UDP floods to slow your PC down. To make this change, do the following:

   1. Right-click the McAfee icon.
   2. Click Personal Firewall.
   3. Click Set Security Level.
   4. Choose Trusting Security.

Normally I would have just posted the link to the page, but it's one of those dynamically built pages, so I direct link to the "answer" isn't practical. Here's the link anyway, in case I've guessed wrong about your version: linky

sgtjoebear · Post by **sgtjoebear** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 2:52 am

FreeBeer wrote:QUOTE (FreeBeer @ Sep 1 2007, 09:39 PM) I don't know what version you have, but according to the McAffee site for Personal Firewall 6:

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How do I configure Personal Firewall/Plus to play Internet games?

Summary: This article explains how to configure Personal Firewall/Plus to play Internet games.

Ensuring the Security Level Is Set to 'Trusting'

For the most part, you don't have to adjust Personal Firewall/Plus at all. However, some games require that your system accept traffic on different UDP ports, although these are mostly DirectPlay-based games. This means that if a game has 'rooms' or 'lobbies', e.g. GameSpy Arcade or MSN Gaming Zone, you need to make an adjustment to the Personal Firewall/Plus.

We have designed our 'Trusting' security level to allow the necessary traffic type. You should also be aware that some unscrupulous Internet users, or fellow gamers who know your IP address, might attack using UDP floods to slow your PC down. To make this change, do the following:

   1. Right-click the McAfee icon.
   2. Click Personal Firewall.
   3. Click Set Security Level.
   4. Choose Trusting Security.

Normally I would have just posted the link to the page, but it's one of those dynamically built pages, so I direct link to the "answer" isn't practical. Here's the link anyway, in case I've guessed wrong about your version: linky

lol thanks but sorry to say I'm way past that we tried that 11 hours ago but thanks trying to allow the ports that Alleg uses

opened McAfee security center
clicked on adv menu

clicked on cofigure

click on network and internet network

click firewall

then on advanced settings

then system services

click add

added allegiance with port ranges 2300-2400

Post by **FreeBeer** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 2:55 am

So are you saying that you got it working? You're able to play Alleg now?

sgtjoebear · Post by **sgtjoebear** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 2:57 am

FreeBeer wrote:QUOTE (FreeBeer @ Sep 1 2007, 09:55 PM) So are you saying that you got it working? You're able to play Alleg now?

lol i wish

walmart1233 · Post by **walmart1233** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 3:04 am

I am able to...with home premium no less.

Post by **FreeBeer** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 3:12 am

So it's just "how to specify the port range"? It looks like the format is "2300-2400". Give that a go.

ImmortalZ · Post by **ImmortalZ** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:13 am

Just. Don't. Use. McAfee. Did you read our suggestions for alternative software in the other thread?