Re: Linksys Media Extender Can't connect
- From: "Barb Bowman [MVP-Windows]" <barb@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 18:23:46 -0400
I'd stop the Windows Media Connect service and then set it to
disabled. I'd also uninstall MS Anti Spyware on that machine since it
is a known issue. Are you running the Windows firewall or a third
party firewall?
Try running with WMC disabled and without MSAS and see if things
improve.
On Tue, 17 May 2005 15:00:01 -0700, bvandette
<bvandette@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>Thanks for the response Barb. I'm not 100% certain that the condition
>that causes the connection failure is due to the VPN software.
>
>I always disconnect and then exit the VPN client program when I'm
>done connecting to my company.
>
>I tried reproducing the failure last night simply connecting to my company,
>disconnecting and then exiting. I then went to the Linksys device and it
>connected fine so it must be something else causing the problem.
>The next time I get the problem, I'll try the repair.
>
>I've tried ipconfig /flushdns in the past and it hasn't fixed the problem.
>I'm
>not sure what else the repair will do since my IP doesn't change.
>
>I noticed in some other threads that there are other programs that might
>interfere
>with Media Extender:
>
>1. Microsoft AntiSpyware Beta may cause problems,
>2. the Media Connect software should not be running
>3. and the 33xx ports that must be available.
>
>We'll I am running AntiSpyware Beta, I had Media Connect installed and
>I didn't have the Remote Desktop Port open in the XP SP2 Firewall.
>
>I would have expected these issues to keep the Linksys device from connected
>at all, not intermittently but in any case I removed the Media Connect
>Software and I enabled the Remote Desktop port in the FireWall.
>If I really shouldn't run the AntiSpyware software, let me know but I
>don't use realtime scan so I can't see how it could be a problem. I have
>seen some Events that complain about the AntiSpyware Window being
>invalid but it doesn't seem to prohibit the startup of the Media Extender.
>
>I'm running ok at the moment and we'll see if my connection issue
>re-appears.
>
>Thanks.
>Bob.
>
>
>
>
>"Barb Bowman [MVP-Windows]" wrote:
>
>> do you exit the Cisco VPN app as opposed to disconnecting only?
>> try disconnecting Cisco, then exiting the app and then, if you still
>> cannot connect, try repairing the connection as opposed to rebooting.
>>
>> On Mon, 16 May 2005 17:45:01 -0700, bvandette
>> <bvandette@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> >I do have Norton Antivirus on my system and I do use Cisco's VPN to
>> >connect to my company occasionally.
>> >
>> >I don't expect to use the Linksys Media extender when my PC is connected
>> >to my company but I do expect it to work when I disconnect.
>>
>> --
>> Barb Bowman
>> Expert Zone Columnist
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> MS-MVP (Windows)
>>
--
Barb Bowman
Expert Zone Columnist
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
MS-MVP (Windows)
.
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