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Last Login: 8/16/2008 6:07 PM
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Ok if you have a seperate Operating System for gaming, or another computer, try putting it in the DMZ zone of your router.
Basically this makes it skip the firewall and go straight too the net. Risky but i find i'm ok on a seperate Operating System with nothing on it.
You'll have to give that Operating System a seperate Static IP, to do this follow these instructions:
(Copied from another Site, can't remember the Site tho)
To set a static IP address, follow these steps:
1. In the Network Connections folder, select the connection whose settings you want to change.
2. Use any of the following techniques to open the properties dialog box for the selected connection:
> Select the connection and click Change Settings Of This Connection.
> Right-click the connection icon and choose Properties from the shortcut menu.
> Double-click the connection icon to open the Status dialog box and then click the Properties button on the General tab.
3. In the list of installed network components, select Internet Protocol Version
4 (TCP/IPv4) or Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6) and then click the Properties button.
4. In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box, select Use The Following IP Address and fill in the blanks. You must supply an IP address, a subnet mask (for IPv6, the length of the subnet prefix, which is usually 64 bits), and a default gateway.
5. Select Use The Following DNS Server Addresses and fill in the numeric IP addresses for one or more DNS servers as well.
6. Click OK to save your changes. You do not need to reboot after changing your IP configuration.
To get the correct information like DNS settings goto command Prompt> type ipconfig
This should give you the correct settings, there might be anotherway but i can't remember.
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Group: Administrators
Last Login: 7/22/2008 10:01 AM
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yea, this helps alot actually
i mean, you dont really have much risks when only running games, you need the firewall and other protection when web browsing and going to sites you dont trust
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