Hello. I've recently moved into a new apartment which does not have any wifi or wireless internet of any sort so I'm using an Ethernet cable to directly connect into an outlet in the wall. The internet is fine for a while but then it won't load any web pages. It says its connected, i can play starcraft 2 online fine without any interuption its just the web pages. I have to keep unplugging and plugging my ethernet back into my laptop. I googled some things and tried turning off my mcafee firewall and now no problems at all. So how can i keep my firewall up and still browse the internet?
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alright but what do i need to change in my firewall settings? I don't even know where to start
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Uninstall McAfee, enable Windows firewall, and find out where the heck the internet connection is coming from. If you don't know what the outlet connects to, treat it like a public wifi hotspot and avoid sending any and all sensitive info over that connection.
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so i cant have mcafee firewall at all? i just have to be careful with personal information?
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would webroot essentials work with its firewall?
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Maybe your web browser is set to a proxy?
On Firefox: Options->Advanced tab->Network tab->Setings-> choose no proxy.
Should be similar for Internet Explorer.
Or it could be a conflicting add-on. Look through them and disable any unnecessary one.
Or it could be a virus.
Just my knowledge.
firewall and internet
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by dchambz, Aug 22, 2011.