I don't know why it does not work together, but there is also the other way to share the web.
1) edit avast4.ini in c:\Alwil Software\avast4\data\avast4.ini
2) in the section [WebScanner] add the line
[WebScanner]
ListenOnLocalhostOnly=0
3) restart WebShield provider
Then you can configure the browser on the computer 2 to use proxy on 192.168.10.1, port 12080
Hi all,
I have been using the above setting successfully since reading Lukor's post last year. It enabled another computer on my home network to share the internet connection of my main computer, by using WebShield as a proxy server instead of the incompatible AnalogX proxy. However, after upgrading from v4.7.844 to v4.7.871 recently, WebShield crashed on the server computer whenever the client computer attempted to access the web. This prevented web browsing from either computer.
I have deleted the ListenOnLocalhostOnly=0 setting from avast4.ini and now WebShield works fine again on the server, but the client computer can no longer access the web.
Does anyone know if it is an intentional change that the ListenOnLocalhostOnly=0 setting is no longer supported? This is not mentioned in the Revision History for either v4.7.869 or 4.7.871.
I do not want to go back to the older Avast version, or to lose the protection of WebShield.
Win98SE, ZoneAlarm free v5.5.094.000