Within the past few days I have not been able to get any files from AVSIM. Is it my Company's firewall that's blocking the access? How can I get around this? Has AVSIM changed something?I'm missing out on all these new files. This is not fun.:-fume

You need to disable your firewalls add blocking, I think there is a note on the downloads home page regarding this.

Uhgggg, how do I do that?

In my case it can not be done-and avsim is the only site I have trouble with for some reason. I found if I unplug the gateway on my dsl-then reboot, I can get one download in. You might give that a try.http://members.telocity.com/~geof43/Geofdog2.gif

Brad, if it is in fact your company's firewall that is causing problems, you won't be able to change anything. Only your IT people can help you there. Although, if it was working before and just stopped, I'd be considering something else as the problem unless you've been downloading enough that it got someone's attention in your company and they decided to take action. :-)

Geof, do I remember correctly that you said this was the result of a proxy that your internet provider forces you through? Or are you running a internet security program yourself locally? If the latter, you have tried totally disabling your firewall, correct?

Yes-my internet provider provides a "firewall" that is built in or forced so I have no choice in the matter. I can't disable anything, but unplugging the gateway and rebooting seems to allow me a "window" to get in. http://members.telocity.com/~geof43/Geofdog2.gif

There is an alternative. Not sure if your firewall permits it, but you could make a rule in there saying anything comming from avsim.com is permitted to go in. We really aren't doing anything other than checking the open proxy and that is what probably makes your firewall go haywire...If you see the log file of your firewall there should be something in saying what happened. Miro MajcenAVSIM OnlineManaging Editor www.avsim.com

The only time we do that (check for insecure proxies) is if you connect to our IRC server.I'll try and set something up today which might help you folks out, anyway. (No guarantees, but we'll see.)--M

If you are using Norton then do this,Go to: Options/Advanced Options/Add SiteThen add "www.avsim.com" to the list. (Without qoutations)Then go to the right side and click on, Active Content, and allow all the various options.Your in and loading.http://members.shaw.ca/dan_cyxc/sigcard.jpg

>If you are using Norton then do this, >>Go to: Options/Advanced Options/Add Site >Then add "www.avsim.com" to the list. (Without qoutations) >Then go to the right side and click on, Active Content, and >allow all the various options. Thanks Dan, and you may need to add ftp.avsim.com also since that is the server the file library and forums come off of. I don't use Norton so am not sure if this is necessary but wanted to point it out.