Firewall ON or OFF while on-Line?

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Bill Thornton (Thunder-01) Trainee
Joined: Jun 11, 2007 Posts: 12 Location: Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
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Fri Jul 13, 2007 2:06 am

My Friends,
I'm curious - Does it matter whether MY Firewall is ON or OFF while hosting Multi-Player sessions or while participating in one? I'm not sure I want to turn it off but, if it's preventing people from joining my session, or if I'll gain something while in other sessions, I'm game as long as there is a work-around.

Also -- A pilot in one of my sessions "spawned-in" in an F-15C. I saw it as a C-172 - a very FAST C-172. Why was I unable to see the Eagle????

Thanks in advance for your reply(s).

Thunder-01

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RadarMan Chief Captain
Joined: Aug 25, 2003 Posts: 17934 Location: U.S.A
Answered
Fri Jul 13, 2007 3:04 am

Keep the firewall on unless you have to turn it off.
If you don't have the exact aircraft that someone else is flying the Sim will substitute anything it wants.

Radar

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Bill Thornton (Thunder-01) Trainee
Joined: Jun 11, 2007 Posts: 12 Location: Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
Answered
Fri Jul 13, 2007 4:31 am

Thanks....
What would be the indication that I must turn it off?

Thunder

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n7xlq1 First Officer
Joined: Mar 25, 2007 Posts: 310 Location: KLUF and KGEU
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Fri Jul 13, 2007 4:50 am

If you have forwarded the FS ports from your router to your computer where your flying from then you are safe. shouldn't be a problem

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