Article Name
I receive an alert telling me an application is requesting server access rights. What do I do?
Products
ZAISS
Operating System
Windows
Solution
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Some applications require server rights in order to receive incoming
connections from the Internet. You can assign the application server
rights in ZoneAlarm's Programs Panel. Examples of these would
be programs that need to "listen" for connections, such as some
chat software, FTP and Internet servers, etc. Netscape's browser
also requires server rights to function properly.
On occasion, applications that are configured with server privileges
start before ZoneAlarm, in which case they will not be granted
server privilege. To resolve this situation, you will need to quit
the application in question and then launch it again.
Be aware that allowing incoming connections for such "server" applications
will open one or more ports on you computer. These ports will show
as an open ports when you test your computer with a security test
program. |