Re: "Can't get list of download sites."

[linda w <cygwin at tlinx dot org>]

If ZoneAlarm affects Cygwin/X, there's a fair chance that there will be a
spate of problem reports coming in when users start upgrading to XP2
(XP-SP2) since it limits both in and outbound connections.  Not sure what
it does about loopback connections or loopback to one's own host IP.  Just
something I could see might be an upcoming set of pseudo-problems -- may
not affect cygwin or cyg/x, but certainly will create some need for users
to re-enable some ports for ssh and such to work.

I know...just stating the obvious for most....
-l




Larry Hall wrote:

> Ok, that's probably different then.  If you've made any changes recently 
> that affect your firewall, that's something to check though.
>
>  
>
> > > There have been lots of problems reported on the Cygwin/X list about
> > > ZoneAlarm5, though the issues there are a bit different.
> > >      
> > AFAIK setup.exe has nothing to do with X--am I missing something?
> >    
>
>
> No, you're not.  I brought up Cygwin/X to explain the source of the 
> information and issues surrounding ZoneAlarm.  X has nothing to do 
> with your problem.  But there's a (remote) chance that your 'setup.exe'
> problem is firewall related.  That's all I was suggesting.
>
>  

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