Hello, I can't make working a firewall rule to allow inbound connections to a program (emule.exe) the same rule works unless I specify emule.exe program (with full path) in the "programs and services" tab of advanced firewall console I guess is not related, but emule.exe is executed with a different user than the one I use (runas...) any advice?! thanks

Hi, Regarding the issue, I want to share the following with you: Creating New Inbound Rules These rules will be applied to traffic coming into your system. This includes all traffic that comes in from other computers inside your home network, other private networks you might be connected to, and the Internet. To create a new rule: Click on New Rule in the sidebar on the right. This will open up a new box asking you what type of rule you want to create. The different types of rules you can choose from are Program, Port, Predefined and Custom. The Program rule will apply to a program's executable (.exe) file. By default, this rule will then apply to all information coming in for that application. It will apply on all ports and protocols by default. You can change this behavior afterwards by going to the rule's properties and changing the relevant settings in the Protocols and Ports tab. The Port rule will apply to a specified port, ports or a port range. You can also specify the protocol (TCP/UDP) that the rule will be applied on. By default, this port will then be opened for any application that decides to use it. To open the port for only a specific application, go to the rule's properties and change the relevant settings in the Programs and Services tab. The Predefined rule will allow a connection by selecting one of the programs or services from the list. Most of the well known services and programs available on computers running Windows 7 appear in this list. Network programs that you install typically add their own entries to this list so that you can enable and disable them as a group. The Custom rule will allow you to create a rule which cannot be properly described by any of the above type of rules Read more: http://www.brighthub.com/computing/windows-platform/articles/40014.aspx#ixzz1LGsFrbYV Notice: Since the website is not hosted by Microsoft, the links may change without notice. Microsoft does not guarantee the accuracy of this information. Please understand that the Emule is not Microsoft product, we do not have much information on it. The associated Settings for this software, you may access the Emule forum . http://forum.emule-project.net/ Hope that helps Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.

hi there, thanks for your answer, and sorry for late reading... actually the problem disappeared by itself without changing anything... the rule was right, just it didn't work as expected... maybe the rebooting helped, as often it does against strange behaviors........ regards, Andrea