FTP Problems? Do you have Zone Alarm?

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dommurray

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Dec 20, 2003
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Basically this post is for any of you experiencing problems with ftp, it may be your firewall software (I hear that Norton/Symantec software firewall can be just as bad), for me it was Zone Alarm.

So I have been going mad tring to find out why I was having slow speed on a 100MB link when uploading to my XBOX and yet full speed when downloading from my XBOX.
When I was uploading my transfer started at 300Kps and rapidly fell to a slow crawl that would make a 9600bps modem look swift :).

During my troubleshooting I made sure that my Zone Alarm firewall was shut-down. Still no joy, changed network cards, cables etc etc etc.

I uninstalled Zone Alarm as a last resort (to be honest, becuase the software was shutdown, I just didnt think about it sooner). Well wouldn't you know it, everything now works perfectly.
I'm now going to reinstall and start changing settings to see if that can get rid of the problem, otherwise I'll just goto the Sygate firewall (tried and tested and works well).

The lesson here is be more thorough with your diagnoosis and installed software and don't blame the X3 hardware straight away! :)
 
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RoaZtedPuppy

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Dec 15, 2004
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ZONEALARM IS TEH PWN!!!! it was ur fault some how!!! i refuse to believe that zonealarm could do su thing bad... NO!!!
 
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wrboyce

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Oct 12, 2004
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RoaZtedPuppy said:
ZONEALARM IS TEH PWN!!!! it was ur fault some how!!! i refuse to believe that zonealarm could do su thing bad... NO!!!
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oh dear... oh dear oh dear. People who use software firewalls get what is coming to them. At the end of the day, a firewall running on a machine with that many other things going on, and on an NT based system, isn't going to be much of a firewall if the attacker is even remotely determined..

Go to your local shop, and pick up a nice network address translator (nat). Dynamic Packet Filtering (aka Stateful Inspection), uPnP, DHCP... they really do help make your network... work.. Hell even if you have just one PC connected to the internet, still use a nat, it stops unwanted sh*t getting in, cos if u ain't expectin it, it aint gettin to ur pc.. Think of it as a secretary for your pc who manages ur appointments (packets) and a security desk.. all rolled into one!

I suspect that none of you actually pay for ZA, but what is it $30 or smt? you could pick up a basic router with some fundamental firewall functionality for not much more I imagine.. Oh and one final advantage.... It doesn't throttle your communications with your xbox!!

NeOnRaBbIt said:
thats why i dont have any software firewalls, just got the hardware one in my router.
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here here :)
 
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upponer

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Jul 13, 2003
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which laser

ive not really been keepin upwith the xbox stuff at all recently, but had the chance to come accross a cheap elite with a dead laser, does anybody know which one i need, it has a lite on drive, and have had no experience with these at all,
 
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zapco

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Dec 8, 2002
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Re: which laser

You need to get the drive out and see what model you have. if I were you I would just get a complete new drive off ebay, its much easier in the long term, plus you will have a spare circitboard if you ever have a flashing mishap
 
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