I got my firewall working better. Here is how: Previously I used Windows 7 mobile broadband feature to connect internet. Instead of using it I used old fashion Dial-Up connection. It uses my mobile broadband modem just as any other dial up modem. Now my firewall detects connections, including inbound connection attempts from the internet!!
Why? I do not know. I suspect that there is something very different how Mobile Broadband feature works comparing to old dial-up feature. I think firewall software just do not handle this correctly. Norton Internet Security and Windows Firewall are only working solutions if I want to protect Mobile Broadband connection. Now I must instead use Dial-up, since I do not want to pay Norton and WF is not enough for me.
Using Dial-up instead of Mobile Broadband feature of W7 does not change things much. Speed is same. Only difference is that I must manually enter APN setting to my modem properties: Control panel\device manager\Modems<<your modem<<\properties\advanced settings.
Similar problem here: running XP, sp3.
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I finally found why my firewall software has difficulty filtering connection in W7. Here you can read why:
Download this document. It says that W7 will have imcompatiblity issues with for example firewall software when internet connection using Mobile Broadband devices:
I asked the dev , with whome I am in conntact about this issue, and he said that the new driver is not been released in the new version… and he doent know why and when it will be.
I surely can understand why. Mobile Broadband in W7 works quite differently that other network connections. So all filtering functions must be rewritten to parse Mobile Broadband raw IP. New features of NDIS 6.2 must be implemented.
I think Microsoft made a BIG mistake changing the connections work. They should have documented it more clearly and should have given alert to the developers. MANY users use Mobile Broadband. THose who use external USB 3G may not be affected since they use propiertary software for creating connection, not W7 Mobile Broadband feature.
you dont understand that is it not about Mobile Broadband!!! … at least what I was discussing with the dev. So maybe that your issue is different one than mine
Oh yes! I may understand that YOUR problem is not Mobile Broadband.
But: you should note that I have posted to this topic before you have reported your problem here.
We may have similar symptoms though the cause may be different. Mine are clearly related to Mobile Broadband, since dialup connection filtering works ok. Only W7 Mobile Broadband feature is problem in my case.
Please try not to be so jealous about your problem! I think devs will look for both of our problems as well. There is rooms for both here, aren’t there! Even in the same topic… So - keep it calm ;D
I am not jelous
But the name of the topic doesnt point to the issue with the mobile broadband, but it is global. So I think my problem is global and when it is solved than your also be solved…who knows.
I have same problem after 4 years!! :-
I recently use comodo firewall free I try to disable OS signature and install comodo driver (inspect.inf) but it failed to install without any error.
I have simply network, An ADSL modem in bridge mode And a PPPOE connection in windows 8.1 64bit. Comodo version is 7.0
As you see Comodo not installed in PPPOE connection (HOME name)
but it installed on Ethernet does this bug fixed for you?
Please help me.
Reporting of bugs is strictly moderated to make sure Comodo gets clear bug reports. So, please make sure you closely follow protocol. That way your report will certainly be seen by Comodo staff.
