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Apprentice Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 105 Location: Poland

Hello.
I have problem with zChat. I am able to connect to other people, but other guys can't connet to me. So I must have port 4050 blocked. I don't have any firewalls so I don't know how to change it.

The solution can be changing the zChat port (standard - 4050), but I can't find, where can I change it. Any ideas?

Wanderer Joined: 15 Mar 2004 Posts: 55 Location: USA

How is your internet connection setup?

Router,Hub, proxy?

Apprentice Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 105 Location: Poland

I have one computer connected to me. I don't have any other local net/web. So let's say that my computer is a Hub. I have my own IP etc.
The best way will be changing port for other people.
Maybe in new version of zChat will be possibility to do something like that.

But for now - any ideas?

Novice Joined: 23 Oct 2000 Posts: 44 Location: Ireland

This type of problem normally is because you would be behind a firewall, but since that's not the case ...

If you are able to call other people (presumably on port 4050), then this port isn't blocked. So it must be something else, I'm not sure what it might be though.

I understand that Zugg is not planning to release any more versions of zChat in the near future. At the moment, I'm not sure if changing your receiving port is possible. It's not in the options or ini file and doesn't seem to be hanging around in the registry.

If you are on a big game, sometimes people run a dedicated chat server which serves chat to other people (on the game, in your clan, guild or whatever). So everyone just connects to this and you don't have to worry about having people's IP addresses or anything.

Apprentice Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 105 Location: Poland

Yes, but other people are behind the mascarade and I was the server :)
Hmm, thx for answers, I will be still looking for a program that may be blocking me port 4050.. maybe some game do something like that.

Wanderer Joined: 15 Mar 2004 Posts: 55 Location: USA

Firewall......I would presume. Are you using Win XP?

Apprentice Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 105 Location: Poland

I haven't any Firewall. A'im using Windows 98 SE.

Apprentice Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Posts: 105 Location: Poland

Ok, I have found the problem.
I'm using Microsoft Internet Connection Sharing (in Windows 98 SE).
When I on the sharing - nobody can connect to me with zChat(I'm the root in that sharing), but when I off this sharing - my friends may connect to me. The results is that, the Microsoft Internet Connection Sharing blokcs some part of ports (I check this on the other chat, where I was able to change the port). So, the next question is - how to change the blocked ports, that I may on the Microsoft Internet Connection Sharing and use zChat (and other guys may connect to me). Any ideas?

Newbie Joined: 16 Jul 2004 Posts: 5

I too have been having connection problems with Zchat. Using port 4050 but i run XP Pro and it shows my firewall is NOT running.

Any possible ideas?

(am using a crappy internet connection (Wal-Mart, wmconnect.com) which i am NOT happy with.)

Newbie Joined: 16 Jul 2004 Posts: 5

addition to last message,, i get an error when trying to connect to other users.. it reads;
"Access Violation at address 77F526AB in module 'ntdll.dll'. Write of address 00403F79"

If that is any help to anybody.. (dont mean diddly to me)