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Title: 2015 firewall is blocking networked TV Tuners (Silicondust)
Post by: REDACTED on November 21, 2014, 08:37:47 AM

Avast 2015 firewall is blocking networked TV Tuners (Silicone Dust) to windows 7 Media center and to native quick view application from same company.
Please advise how to  setup firewall not to block tuners or to return to 2014 version.

Title: Re: 2015 firewall is blocking networked TV Tuners (Silicondust)
Post by: Eddy on November 21, 2014, 08:22:38 PM

Look at the firewall log and set the appropriate rules for the tv software.

Title: Re: 2015 firewall is blocking networked TV Tuners (Silicondust)
Post by: DavidR on November 21, 2014, 10:42:27 PM

What do you have in the logs that confirms it is the firewall doing the blocking ?

The reason I ask is (if it isn't the firewall), in the past the Web Shield could effectively block networked CCTV cameras.
You could try this and see if it makes a difference - add the networked TV Tuners IP address to the avastUI > Settings > Troubleshooting > Redirect Settings (expand that section) and add the IP to the 'Ignored addresses:' box.

Title: Re: 2015 firewall is blocking networked TV Tuners (Silicondust)
Post by: REDACTED on January 11, 2016, 04:15:30 AM

Finally after I found time to investigate, more than a year tuner not working, this is only solution that I found to work.

I added in Packet rules in Firewall settings:
name:TV
Action: Allow
Protocol: All
Direction: In/Out
Address: Friends

Regards,
Vojin