Windows 7 Firewall blocking SBS (7.5.4)

[808htfan]

Did it fail immediately upon installing on Windows 7, or did it work for a while and then fail?

Haven't had the new system long at all, but it has behaved as described above since install time. Outbound blocking on = no workie, outbound blocking off = workie. That's without those additional outbound rules I mentioned. With them = workie.

You could try restricting it to the known ports that SBS uses and then see what still works and what doesn't.

Squeezebox Server Discovery 3483 UDP
Squeezebox Server Control 3483 TCP
Squeezebox Server Web 9000 TCP
Squeezebox Server CLI 9090 TCP

Thanks, I'll give those a shot.

[technojunkie]

I added the Squeezebox Control Panel and Scanner entries manually after reading the response from a Logitech support specialist on the following thread :

http://forums.logitech.com/t5/MySqueezebox-com-Squeezebox/squeezebox-3483-error/m-p/525123

I have now deleted both the control panel and scanner entries plus the ones that are disabled and everything still works perfectly.

[JJZolx]

I added the Squeezebox Control Panel and Scanner entrie manually after reading the response from a Logitech support specialist on the following thread :

http://forums.logitech.com/t5/MySqueezebox-com-Squeezebox/squeezebox-3483-error/m-p/525123

I now deleted both entires (including the ones that are disabled) and everything still works perfectly.

You added them to the firewall rules? They may need anti-virus exceptions, but neither requires any kind of network access, so no need for firewall rules.

[technojunkie]

You added them to the firewall rules? They may need anti-virus exceptions, but neither requires any kind of network access, so no need for firewall rules.

I know you're right but I was just following the advice given by the Logitech support specialist.

[michel]

I had SP1 installed weeks before the problem occurred. Blocking started just after avast upgrade. Disabling avast did NOT help.

[zygote23]

Same problem here with avast6 and win7. I disabled widows firewall and used zone alarm and that worked. Then it all packed in again so I removed avast 6. All is well for the moment!

[w3wilkes]

Been running fine with Win7 SP1, Avast and my Win7 firewall rule changes that Stormy linked to in the second post in this thread.

[GRC]

And another one - what happened?

I had this same problem crop up a few days ago and it really pi**ed me off because it was not consistent. Sometimes everything worked, other times only my dear old SlimP3 on its wired connection gave forth music.

I did get it working with the firewall on and without the rules, but don't ask me how. Reinstalling, factory resets, router reboots - did it all.

Adding the inbound rules (above) for ports 3483, 9000 and 9090 seems to have worked, but has anyone got to the bottom of this issue? Hopefully all will be OK now, but I'd like to know what happened to satisfy what few intellectual cravings I still have at my age. Cripes - I had to play actual CDs for a few nights!

I'm running W7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit, SBS 7.5.4 r32171, Avast Free 6.0.1125 (bog standard). Happy to provide any further diagnostic info if necessary.

Thank you and good night.

GRC

[technojunkie]

I think the general consensus was that it had something do to with Avast 6 which I thought was very odd considering that its supposed to be an anti-virus program and not a firewall !

[GRC]

I think the general consensus was that it had something do to with Avast 6 which I thought was very odd considering that its supposed to be an anti-virus program and not a firewall !

I thought it was a Windoze problem, but either way ...

BIG RESPECT and thanks to w3wilkes et al for posting the solution.

I've just added a wireless repeater, changed SSIDs and channels, added another Squeezebox, rebooted everything and all is "muito bom" as we say in these 'ere parts.

Obrigado e boa noite

GRC

[richardevand67]

I Realize this seems to ba an old thread, but I thought I'd mention that took a slightly different approach that seems to have worked. Instead of allowing any specific ports, I set the firewall to allow anything from IP address range 192.168.1.1-192.168.1.254. This should allow anything from my local subnet. I made this only a rule for Home networks, not Public networks. Although the computer should only ever be used as a Music Server on home networks.