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Windows Firewall

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 12:10
by jojoa1997
Why is minetest blocked on windows 7 firewall? I don't want to bypass it , but i am curious.

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 12:34
by hoodedice
jojoa1997 wrote:Why is minetest blocked on windows 7 firewall? I don't want to bypass it , but i am curious.
Windows firewall blocks every new app by default.

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 13:05
by jojoa1997
hoodedice wrote:
jojoa1997 wrote:Why is minetest blocked on windows 7 firewall? I don't want to bypass it , but i am curious.
Windows firewall blocks every new app by default.
No. Why is it that when I install other apps the firewall doesn't block it? Or is it because minetest is compiled and not like normal apps?

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 14:07
by sfan5
jojoa1997 wrote:
hoodedice wrote:
jojoa1997 wrote:Why is minetest blocked on windows 7 firewall? I don't want to bypass it , but i am curious.
Windows firewall blocks every new app by default.
No. Why is it that when I install other apps the firewall doesn't block it? Or is it because minetest is compiled and not like normal apps?
dude, everything has to be compiled in some way

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 14:50
by rubenwardy
sfan5 wrote:
jojoa1997 wrote:
hoodedice wrote:
Windows firewall blocks every new app by default.
No. Why is it that when I install other apps the firewall doesn't block it? Or is it because minetest is compiled and not like normal apps?
dude, everything has to be compiled in some way
Even java, js and python programmes? They are just parsed and interpreted.

Sounds like he uses Win8 from his use of the word "app".

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 14:59
by jojoa1997
rubenwardy wrote:
sfan5 wrote:
jojoa1997 wrote: No. Why is it that when I install other apps the firewall doesn't block it? Or is it because minetest is compiled and not like normal apps?
dude, everything has to be compiled in some way
Even java, js and python programmes? They are just parsed and interpreted.

Sounds like he uses Win8 from his use of the word "app".
I meant there might be some trusted source flag that minetest doesnt have. Also i use Windows 7, Ubuntu, and Android. Technically all programs are apps/applications so it is easier for me to use the word app due to Android use. Anyways I just want to know why windows feels threatened by people joining a LAN server.

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 15:04
by PilzAdam
jojoa1997 wrote:
rubenwardy wrote:
sfan5 wrote: dude, everything has to be compiled in some way
Even java, js and python programmes? They are just parsed and interpreted.

Sounds like he uses Win8 from his use of the word "app".
I meant there might be some trusted source flag that minetest doesnt have. Also i use Windows 7, Ubuntu, and Android. Technically all programs are apps/applications so it is easier for me to use the word app due to Android use. Anyways I just want to know why windows feels threatened by people joining a LAN server.
Windows is not secure, thats why they have to block a lot of (good) stuff to make it at least a bit more secure (although that doesnt help much).

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 15:25
by jojoa1997
PilzAdam wrote:
jojoa1997 wrote:
rubenwardy wrote:
Even java, js and python programmes? They are just parsed and interpreted.

Sounds like he uses Win8 from his use of the word "app".
I meant there might be some trusted source flag that minetest doesnt have. Also i use Windows 7, Ubuntu, and Android. Technically all programs are apps/applications so it is easier for me to use the word app due to Android use. Anyways I just want to know why windows feels threatened by people joining a LAN server.
Windows is not secure, thats why they have to block a lot of (good) stuff to make it at least a bit more secure (although that doesnt help much).
I noticed that minecraft at school isn't blocked. Could that be because the settings in java allows for it.

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 15:32
by sfan5
rubenwardy wrote:
sfan5 wrote:
jojoa1997 wrote: No. Why is it that when I install other apps the firewall doesn't block it? Or is it because minetest is compiled and not like normal apps?
dude, everything has to be compiled in some way
Even java, js and python programmes? They are just parsed and interpreted.

Sounds like he uses Win8 from his use of the word "app".
Java: Sure, it gets compiled to bytecode.
Javascript: Depends on the engine, but usually is compiled to something different too
Python: Compiled to bytecode by the interpreter

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 19:26
by BlockMen
jojoa1997 wrote:Why is minetest blocked on windows 7 firewall? I don't want to bypass it , but i am curious.
Who uses Windows firewall?!

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 19:49
by Calinou
BlockMen wrote:
jojoa1997 wrote:Why is minetest blocked on windows 7 firewall? I don't want to bypass it , but i am curious.
Who uses Windows firewall?!
It is enabled by default.

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 19:49
by hoodedice
BlockMen wrote:
jojoa1997 wrote:Why is minetest blocked on windows 7 firewall? I don't want to bypass it , but i am curious.
Who uses Windows firewall?!
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Me. Of course.

But it does it to every other game I play, including BATTLEFIELD 2, NFS: Carbon, and smaller titles like minetest. Oh, and also MagicJack.

Sometimes, when it doesn't block a certain app, it is:

A. Either from Microsoft.
B. Some app that doesn't use the net.
C. Firefox.

Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 23:51
by Dopium
It is Microsoft's "protection" attempt, 7 prompts the user to allow or block internet access by any non Microsoft approved programs just like Vista but not as bad. From my knowledge 7 is a toned down Vista, where vista would ask for administrator privs with everything 7 only prompts when accessing internet or critical system files.

I would say 7 checks if the program is approved when accessing internet or critical system files if not then prompt for administrator rights. The theory is spyware and malware would need your "approval" to access internet or system files.

But yeah like everyone has said Windows is not secure, win firewall is as useful as the lock on your car, someone can just break the window.

Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 00:13
by jojoa1997
Would launching Minetest with a java wrapper bypass the win7 firewall because the application would look like a java app? If that did work how would one do it for minetest? BTW dont tell me to search google because i have been doing that for the last half-hour. Nothing beats human feedback.

Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 07:37
by sfan5
jojoa1997 wrote:Would launching Minetest with a java wrapper bypass the win7 firewall because the application would look like a java app? If that did work how would one do it for minetest? BTW dont tell me to search google because i have been doing that for the last half-hour. Nothing beats human feedback.
If you use a java wrapper, the java.exe process would start minetest.exe and minetest.exe will still be blocked

Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 16:35
by BlockMen
Calinou wrote:
BlockMen wrote:
jojoa1997 wrote:Why is minetest blocked on windows 7 firewall? I don't want to bypass it , but i am curious.
Who uses Windows firewall?!
It is enabled by default.

No reason to use it ;) Kinda every other firewall is better than MS's

Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 20:33
by jojoa1997
BlockMen wrote:
Calinou wrote:
BlockMen wrote:
Who uses Windows firewall?!
It is enabled by default.

No reason to use it ;) Kinda every other firewall is better than MS's
To me that is wrong both ways. One it should be used because some protection is better than none. And two why not used windows firewall that was bultin and does nothing bad, while also using another one too.

Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 07:04
by hoodedice
jojoa1997 wrote:
BlockMen wrote:
Calinou wrote:
It is enabled by default.

No reason to use it ;) Kinda every other firewall is better than MS's
To me that is wrong both ways. One it should be used because some protection is better than none. And two why not used windows firewall that was bultin and does nothing bad, while also using another one too.
If you use two different firewalls on Windows.


You're gonna have a crash time

Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 08:18
by sfan5
jojoa1997 wrote:
BlockMen wrote:
Calinou wrote:
It is enabled by default.

No reason to use it ;) Kinda every other firewall is better than MS's
To me that is wrong both ways. One it should be used because some protection is better than none. And two why not used windows firewall that was bultin and does nothing bad, while also using another one too.
You only need a firewall if your computer is connected directly to the internet (without a router)

Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 10:34
by Calinou
sfan5 wrote:
jojoa1997 wrote:
BlockMen wrote:

No reason to use it ;) Kinda every other firewall is better than MS's
To me that is wrong both ways. One it should be used because some protection is better than none. And two why not used windows firewall that was bultin and does nothing bad, while also using another one too.
You only need a firewall if your computer is connected directly to the internet (without a router)
You mean, without a NAT. The vast majority of routers use NAT though.

Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 17:51
by BlockMen
Calinou wrote:
sfan5 wrote:
jojoa1997 wrote: To me that is wrong both ways. One it should be used because some protection is better than none. And two why not used windows firewall that was bultin and does nothing bad, while also using another one too.
You only need a firewall if your computer is connected directly to the internet (without a router)
You mean, without a NAT. The vast majority of routers use NAT though.
...Or if you want have a reliable way to block programs to connect (for certain reasons)