Re: Can not connect to extender via WIRED network using Linksys items

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From: Todd Bowra [MSFT] (toddbow_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/02/05 

Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 15:16:55 -0800

There have been user reports of issues related to Norton Antivirus; below
comments pulled from that user's newsgroup post:

> I figured out the problem, it seems that even though the ports were open
in
> the Windows Firewall Exceptions table, my Norton Anti-Virus overroad those
> settings. As soon as I uninstalled Norton Antivirus 2005 I was able to
find
> and run my extender.

For your case it would help to know what you're seeing when - is the
software setup on the PC succeeding, but your MCX can't subsequently
connect, or are you hitting an issue during setup, etc? 

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"rogermorthland" <rtlproducts@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5A9A2F04-FD04-4AD9-846F-79A82ABE03E4@microsoft.com...
> Ok, I have a HP media 2005 center and the new linksys G router along with
the
> linksys media center, all are hard lined to the router. I have turned off
my
> firewall inside windows and everything time I go to install the software
it
> states that I have Norton's Personal Firewall, (I did but I have since
> deleted it) and still the message comes up. This I get the error code on
the
> extender that is could not connect. I can ping that dang thing without an
> issue. I have read about anti spyware from microsoft not working with the
> extender or the PC, I will try that tonight. But I think it has to do with
my
> linksys router and ports, I can not find the port numbers that I would
need
> to enable on my router so that I can get the PC to see the entender, I
have a
> linksys G router with speedboost. Again EVERYTHING is wired NOT WIRELESS!!
> Also I have nortons antivirus, is there any issues with this program
working
> with the extender?
>
> Thanks in advance

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