Still Can't Connect To Internet

I realize that this is my second post on this topic, but I have yet to receive any help, and the original post seems to have died. So, here’s the issue:

Upon installation of the Firewall, I can no longer connect to my DSL modem. It’s a 2Wire, and my computer is jacked in via Ethernet cable. The only way I am able to connect is by completely uninstalling the firewall.

Even if I define a trusted zone starting at 0.0.0.0 and encompassing everything, the firewall still seems to block all access.

In my network control rules, 0-4 are set to “Allow” and number 5 is set to “Block.”

I’ve been very happy with Comodo in the past, and I am intensely hopeful that this problem will finally be resolved.

Were there any alerts in your logs when CPF was installed? (I wonder if there’s still a copy of the logs.log file at C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Comodo\Personal Firewall\Logs)

I reinstalled and copied the log file from the aforementioned folder. The resulting text was appeared to be a seemingly endless repeat referring to Network Rule 5 blocking incoming access. This was the only thing that was logged, and since turning Network Rule 5 to “Allow” was previously mentioned to me as being a no-no, I am at my wit’s end as far as what to do. (For the recorded, setting Rule 5 to allow did not fix the connectivity issue.)

Hi RamsesThePigeon

What is in CFPs Log (Activity)? You can export to HTML file (right click on CFPs Log), open the file with your browser & then you can do a simple cut ‘n’ paste to here, remembering to mask any private IP numbers. Thanks.

Here are a few samples, taken from the logs.

Date/Time :2007-02-15 22:58:14
Severity :Medium
Reporter :Network Monitor
Description: Inbound Policy Violation (Access Denied, IP = 60.219.154.189, Port = 17916)
Protocol: UDP Incoming
Source: 60.219.154.189:23076
Destination: [ADDRESS REMOVED]
Reason: Network Control Rule ID = 5

Date/Time :2007-02-15 22:58:14
Severity :Medium
Reporter :Network Monitor
Description: Inbound Policy Violation (Access Denied, IP = 125.90.118.226, Port = 17916)
Protocol: UDP Incoming
Source: 125.90.118.226:24384
Destination: [ADDRESS REMOVED]
Reason: Network Control Rule ID = 5

Date/Time :2007-02-15 22:58:14
Severity :Medium
Reporter :Network Monitor
Description: Inbound Policy Violation (Access Denied, IP = 82.153.22.152, Port = 17916)
Protocol: UDP Incoming
Source: 82.153.22.152:46645
Destination: [ADDRESS REMOVED]
Reason: Network Control Rule ID = 5

Date/Time :2007-02-15 22:58:14
Severity :Medium
Reporter :Network Monitor
Description: Inbound Policy Violation (Access Denied, IP = 69.116.70.31, Port = 17916)
Protocol: UDP Incoming
Source: 69.116.70.31:2872
Destination: [ADDRESS REMOVED]
Reason: Network Control Rule ID = 5

There is a seemingly endless list of these.

Hi RamsesThePigeon

Those look like incoming unsolicited connection attempts from a Torrent network… are you running a torrent application or some other type of file-sharing/p2p application?

Is there anything else? If there are lots of those Inbound Policy Violations the others might be tricky to spot.

Here’s a few steps to help clarify some things:

  1. Do you currently have an IP address? (ipconfig /all)
  2. Are you able to PING your router (Default gateway)
  3. Can you PING eg. websites using both their URL and IP address?
  4. Does adjusting the Security Level to Allow All help you connect to the Internet?
  5. Can you check the logs for traffic on TCP 80, UDP 53, 67 and 68 and post a few of those please.

Cheers