I just turned on my hardware firewall in my wireless router (Sagemcom SE567) and it apparently is preventing Outlook from checking emails. What do I need to do in order that Outlook can pull mail from the server but keep my firewall on?
Windows 7 64bit
Kareem
My Computer
At a glance
Windows 7 Professional (x64) Service Pack 1 (...Intel i5 @ 2.67 GHz4 GBNVIDIA GeForce GT 240 PCie
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Brew
OS
Windows 7 Professional (x64) Service Pack 1 (build 7601)
CPU
Intel i5 @ 2.67 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS P7P55D PRO Rev 1.xx
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 PCie
Monitor(s) Displays
DELL 1905FP
Hard Drives
1. Hitachi 1TB HDS721010CLA332
2. Western Digital 320GB WD3200AAKS-00L9A0
You will need to use port forwarding for the protocol and port number to your machines network IP see here or it may be possible to add an exception for outlook in the routers firewall interface.