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    what could be the cause?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by trvelbug, Oct 25, 2010.

  1. trvelbug

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    i have been unable to connect to my 3g dongle and my smartphone lately.
    i get a signal with my 3g dongle and then it dissapears, as if something is actively blocking it.
    i also cannot connect t my smartphone via windows mobile center to update my outlook.
    i have a feeling that both are related, but what could be the cause?
     
    trvelbug, Oct 25, 2010
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    Bumping this.
    Any help out thtere?
     
    trvelbug, Oct 26, 2010
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    Have you checked you Personal Firewall? May need to manually add it in to your approved networks.
     
    blue68f100, Oct 26, 2010
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    i was thinking that too, but they did work until recently and i never touched my firewall settings.
    ill try it out though, what would be the best way to do this?
     
    trvelbug, Oct 26, 2010
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    update:
    i looked through my firewall settings and it does seem like windows mobile center is allowed through the firewall.

    what other settings could affect both?
    homegroup settings? windows features?
     
    trvelbug, Oct 26, 2010
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