(I see no point in using Avast without having the Web Shield working. I did it, and wow, downloaded everything within a few minutes. Go into Steams Settings and Select Avast as an accepted program to run with Steam. thought about it, and found a way to make it work. With my very slow boot up since installing Avast! and now the NetGear Router connection problems, I (unhappily) will be uninstalling Avast!, unless someone here can come up with a way for me to use Web Shield and my hubby still be able to connect to the Internet through NetGear. Google, found out Avast the problem, and came across you guys. It definitely is the connections to use Web Shield that is causing the problem. We tried this several times to be sure that it was the connection settings (for Web Shield) that caused the problem.

Well, when I removed the settings, he got on the Internet immediately!!! I put the settings back in & he was unable to connect. Navigate to your Steam directory using the option of Browse. Expand the section and you will see a dialogue where you can add global exceptions.

When in the Settings, browse to General and scroll down the options until you find Exclusions. This morning I mentioned the changes that I made in connections in my pc last night to get Web Shield working Thinking that maybe somehow those connection changes were preventng him from accessing the Internet through NetGear, I suggested that I remove the settings I put in last night to see if it made any difference in his getting connected. From the interface, click on Settings found at the bottom left corner of the screen. The error said that 'NetGear could not recognize any settings'. so i surf in the internet and found fix and save it to txt file in desktop. exe files in sandbox exception list, (this is what fix my problems with world of tanks) and all 3 list in settings - Antivirus list.

He toubleshot NetGEar for hours, but still could not connect. exe files in Avast firewall program list and give them full rights. Last night my hubby could not connect to Internet through our NetGear Wirless Router MR814v2. I am using Avast and when it is on I cannot connect to my server, it does not show up on my server list. Yesterday I changed my connection settings in order to get Web Shield to work in Avast. I am trying to create a dedicated server but I cannot get it to work through my firewall.

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