ASPNET_WP.EXE and Firewall

Hey all,

I'm using Mcafee Personal Firewall on the computer running the ASP.net application.

The application uses a DSN connection to connect to another server to retrieve data from a database.

My problem comes when the application is launched, Mcafee always asks if aspnet_wp.exe should be granted outbound access. I have added it to the list of 'approved' applications, but it doesn't seem to matter.

Does anyone have any ideas?

Thanks,
JB

This sounds like a Mcafee specific issue, not an asp.net issue. You may have better luck asking in a forum for that product... But just out of curiousity, does your personal firewall register all the other programs you explicitly grand outbound access?

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Originally Posted by RhythmAddict

This sounds like a Mcafee specific issue, not an asp.net issue. You may have better luck asking in a forum for that product... But just out of curiousity, does your personal firewall register all the other programs you explicitly grand outbound access?

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Thanks RA,

Yes, it does. I'll see what I can find in the way of forums for it and go from there. I figured that this may not be an isolated issue, but I'll go that route instead.

I appreciate it.
JB

:wave: Hey I have exactly the same prob too, and McAfee don't seem to have any info whatsoever on it, which is nice... although I agree, I think it is probably a McAfee problem. It comes up with the Path: \\?\c:\windows\microsoft.net.....\v1.1.4322\aspnet_wp.exe (the '?' is sic) which would point to it not picking up the server hostname - when you add the Application to McAfee it is just by filename so maybe it never gets matched.

Can't find any info, so if you managed to find a fix (it is a real pain!) then post it here for everyone else because this site came first in a google search!

Howdy and Welcome!

I have not found anything yet. Mcafee does know about it, however.

Bookmark this thread at their help forum as I have been keeping tabs on it and hopefully they will come up with a resolution soon.

http://forums.mcafeehelp.com/viewtop...t=aspnetwp+exe

Hope that helps or leads to some help.
JB

Thanks for replying - I didn't know about the forum but great, its all there - half a year that thread and still not resolved!

If anyone else is reading this, (ie. has this infuriating and somewhat basic problem), please post to the link above!!!