Ok, thank you for checking this post, and here is my problem:
I used to install CIS with firewall standalone, but I changed my mind recently since it is just too hard to find a free antivirus for server products. So I reinstalled CIS, with both antivirus and firewall included, and now I am having a huge problem.
No matter what I do, as long as the firewall is turned “on”, all my server-type application vanished from the active connections list(such as apache’s httpd.exe), I’ve put them all in the “trusted application” section, just like what I did before when I was using firewall standalone. But it is just not working at all, I’ve tried every possible solution I could think of, like putting my network area into a fully trusted state, put all the essential processes into trusted application (ex. svchost.exe), it just won’t make any difference!
So then … A really funny situation right now. If I choose to install both the antivirus and the firewall, actually only the antivirus and the sandbox thing is working properly. And if I choose to install firewall standalone, then there is only one option left – no antivirus.
If I am missing anything in configuration please tell me, because everything works fine after I turned off the firewall, and goes to die after I turned it on. And my point is ---- that is just how I did when I was using firewall standalone, and … adding an antivirus function shouldn’t be that hard.
My website was down because of this, and now the only workaround is to turn off the firewall. And I really need to emphasize this, the only files that were affected are the server-type applications, firefox works fine, online games work fine … but not things like apache and my hmailserver.
Really need your help! and I appreciate for your time and apologize for my terrible English.