Exception E Socket Error (Please Read)

Resident Alien 2 · #1 April 12th, 2002, 11:08 AM

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Originally posted by [K126]Mephisto:
It is not sending private information�s (Richard said this in another thread, too) but it is sending a "Hello world, I'm here so please sent me in your SE4 games!". I have Zonealarm on my W2K PC. It is set to block all outgoing traffic from SE4 (if I don't play TCP/IP I don't need outgoing traffic). No problems for me here. What firewall are you using?

I have Norton Internet Security 2002 firewall and it has never deteced anything being sent out by SE4. If it did it would prompt me to ask if I wanted to block it or not.

I think SE4 just checks to see that various network components are in place just in case a tcp/ip game gets started up. Doesn't actually transmit.

Atrocities · #2 April 12th, 2002, 11:32 AM

Phoenix-D, I like too keep what I am working on seperate for peace of mind. Thanks just the same, but hay, to each is to own.

Gryphin · #3 April 12th, 2002, 05:16 PM

Atrocities,
Nice wall paper. Oh and thanks for posting. Now I'll know what to expect when I install a Firewall.
Thanks

Wardad · #4 April 12th, 2002, 05:58 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Richard:
Guys we would NEVER have a program collect and trasmit data back to us or Malfador, that is flat illegal.

All it does is try to make a network connection to make sure it can once a network game starts.

OK I'll buy that as my home system has no network or phone line. BUT... I had a mysterious ESOCK error that kept me from playing the demo, until I install the communications option (dial up networking) from my Window 98 CD.
I have about 15GB of other programs that ran just fine. So maybe SE4 could do a better job of program error trapping, notification, and allow the program to run without TCP/IP.

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