opening a port

thanks for the input, I've checked with their site, but all they have is info for port forwarding if your using a router which I'm not, and by the way, I fully intend on loading Norton, I just happened to get to defender first. I was wondering how to do it once I have everything installed, I have No personal data on this drive yet and was trying to experiment before I could be adversely affected. Thanks again.

Thanks again, but I've already gone through all of these and there isnt much help there. Just a bunch of people with the same problems I have and no solutions that work.

We ask that members do some of the work themselves.. We can only guide you in the right direction..

The links below are on that page and I just reviewed a couple. I'm sure there are more.. Explore them, if you choose. And if I had such difficulties setting up a program, and it didn't provide support for such, then clearly I would dump the program.. Maybe Ares isn't for you. What are you attempting to do with the program?:

http://www.peerevolution.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3679

http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_triggering/USRobotics/9106-SureConnect/Ares.htm

Hope this helps.

Grif

Once again I thank you, but don't assume that I did not "do some of the work myself", I have read these forums and many more, however, the issue they cover are for those using routers, which I'm not. I would give up on the program if I KNEW that it was the program that did not work, however, as I stated before, It works on my other computer just fine. So, I'm trying to nail down what the hang up is why the exact same program file that I loaded both computers with, has one that works fine and one that doesn't.

I don't see that you answer my question about what you want to do with the Ares program? What kind of downloads are you trying to get.. That may make a difference on our answer.

And as asked in the header of this post, I also don't see that you've listed which type of connection you've got.. In addition, are both of your computers using the same type of connection? That would seem a little strange if there's no router and you're using the same connection type.

The question comes because some broadband ISP's actually block such connections so extreme bandwidth usage and illegal file downloads are curtailed.. If you're using a broadband modem on this machine and not the other one, have you tried resetting the modem to its default condition..

So we'll need to know the type of internet connection you're using..

I'm using a dsl modem, and I'm using the exact same connection. I hook up one computer and it works fine. I disconnect the cable and hook it up to the new computer and like I said, the internet browser portion works but the search and download portion says connecting but never does. I use Ares to download videos, and have never had any problems out of the other computer so I know that I can download, I just cant figure out why one and not the other?

P2P programs can be used for a number of different reasons but I guess I didn't pick up earlier that you were using it to download copyrighted videos. Because discussion of such is against forum policies, I'll be locking this thread.

Grif