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			| Mike=GCHQ= | 
				
				
					|  Post subject: port fowarding / Nvidia Network Access Manager Firewall   Posted:  Thu Oct 26, 2006 9:29 pm  |  | 
		
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				|  |  | Legal Pidgeon |  |  |  Joined: Sat Apr 17, 2004 11:47 am
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					| I just ran a steam compatibility test
 only thing it failed on was where it said
 Quote: Background Processes: Failed The following background processes were found on your system. Please try exiting or uninstalling them, and see if that resolves your issue
 Process: Apache.exe
 Apache WebServer is installed on this computer, use while playing a game can cause lag
 Severity: Low
 Process: nSvcIp.exe
 Nvidia Network Access Manager Firewall is running. Make sure all required ports are open, and all instances of Steam.exe, hl.exe, and hl2.exe are allowed access to the internet. This also may cause lag or pauses during gameplay.
 Severity: Very High
 Process: nSvcIp.exe
 Nvidia Network Access Manager Firewall is running on this system - may cause lag or pauses
 Severity: Low
 just want to know if theres a way of solving this?
 it involves port fowarding.. if so, how?_________________ ---------------------------------------- 
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			| Stealth | 
				
				
					|  Post subject:    Posted:  Thu Oct 26, 2006 9:35 pm  |  | 
		
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				|  |  | Bow down to the master |  |  |  Joined: Thu Sep 08, 2005 5:52 pm
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					| Just a small question, where did you get the test?
 I wanna see if i get the same problem.
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			| Mike=GCHQ= | 
				
				
					|  Post subject:    Posted:  Thu Oct 26, 2006 9:38 pm  |  | 
		
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				|  |  | Legal Pidgeon |  |  |  Joined: Sat Apr 17, 2004 11:47 am
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			| Stealth | 
				
				
					|  Post subject:    Posted:  Thu Oct 26, 2006 9:42 pm  |  | 
		
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					| Thanks    Didn't get any errors on it, are you behind a router?
 You might be able to forward some ports from there._________________
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			| Mike=GCHQ= | 
				
				
					|  Post subject:    Posted:  Thu Oct 26, 2006 9:45 pm  |  | 
		
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				|  |  | Legal Pidgeon |  |  |  Joined: Sat Apr 17, 2004 11:47 am
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					| yer but the problem detected was to do with the networking firewall manager on my nvidia nforce motherboard (abit kn9-sli)
 theres a little networking manager built in, i'm having a gander, but i don't really know what to do.
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			| Stealth | 
				
				
					|  Post subject:    Posted:  Thu Oct 26, 2006 9:56 pm  |  | 
		
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				|  |  | Bow down to the master |  |  |  Joined: Thu Sep 08, 2005 5:52 pm
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					| Hmmmm im not really an expert in networking.
 Is it just your firewall that may be blocking the ports from the motherboard?
 Maybe the ports don't need to be opened? Just unblocked?
 lol that may be utter bull....so don't take my word for it.     Get slappy on the case he'll know what to do._________________
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			| Mike=GCHQ= | 
				
				
					|  Post subject:    Posted:  Thu Oct 26, 2006 10:00 pm  |  | 
		
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				|  |  | Legal Pidgeon |  |  |  Joined: Sat Apr 17, 2004 11:47 am
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					| im not experiencing problems, i was just reading the forums of steam, dark messiah to see how people are reacting to the release, lots of issues it seems.
 the link to that test was there, and i was just pre-emptively wondering how to resolve what could be a potential issue.
 
 ending the process in task manager seems to resolve it as far as steam is concerned..but is there an alternative way? is there any harm in doing what i just did, like does this firewall really do much?
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					|  Post subject:    Posted:  Thu Oct 26, 2006 10:10 pm  |  | 
		
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					| Try stop it from starting up? _________________
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			| Mike=GCHQ= | 
				
				
					|  Post subject:    Posted:  Thu Oct 26, 2006 10:11 pm  |  | 
		
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				|  |  | Legal Pidgeon |  |  |  Joined: Sat Apr 17, 2004 11:47 am
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					| Stealth wrote: Try stop it from starting up? yer i could do that, just wondered if this firewall manager has a genuine purpose that will be of use.. and whether i'm at any real risk if i disable it_________________ ---------------------------------------- 
 
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					|  Post subject:    Posted:  Thu Oct 26, 2006 10:21 pm  |  | 
		
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					| Well have you got another firewall?
 Because if you do im sure the inbuilt one is not really needed but if you can find a way to fix it while being on that would be a safer idea.
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					|  Post subject:    Posted:  Thu Oct 26, 2006 10:46 pm  |  | 
		
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					|  Post subject:    Posted:  Thu Oct 26, 2006 10:53 pm  |  | 
		
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					| Deaths Apprentice=GCHQ= wrote: Take a look here mate see if its any help   http://www.portforward.com/  Beat me too it...
 If you don't seem to have a problem...Why change?   _________________.  The Road!
 
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					|  Post subject:    Posted:  Fri Oct 27, 2006 12:06 am  |  | 
		
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					| I never installed the nvidia firewall because it used apache to run. Definately will add to a piece of lag. _________________ 
 
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			| Mike=GCHQ= | 
				
				
					|  Post subject:    Posted:  Fri Oct 27, 2006 12:08 am  |  | 
		
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					| might just uninstall it, network manager stuff _________________ ---------------------------------------- 
 
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					|  Post subject:    Posted:  Fri Oct 27, 2006 12:16 am  |  | 
		
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					| done..the router does pretty much what that would anyway most likely _________________ ---------------------------------------- 
 
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