Avast and eMule

[KYN]

Since I installed avast my download rate on eMule has been reduced to a trickle of what it used to be.  I can still connect, but the status of my Kad network says "firewalled".  How do I get rid of the firewalled status and restore the connected status I had before installing avast?

[Lisandro]

avast is not a firewall.
I use emule and it's firewalled too (by Comodo Personal Firewall, I always thought).
If you disable emule scanning into P2P shield, will it help (of course, you'll be unprotected!). You need to add C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\ashQuick.exe into the emule setting to scan every downloaded file.

[KYN]

I am still confused.  I clicked on the "avast! On-Access Scanner" icon.  Clicked on "stop provider" for the P2P shield.  But this did not change my low ID status on eMule and the Kad network status still says firewalled.  What should I do?

[DavidR]

Find out what firewall it is talking about, check the windows security center and see what firewall you have running.

However there is absolutely no way I would disable my firewall to carry out p2p connections.

[Lisandro]

But this did not change my low ID status on eMule and the Kad network status still says firewalled.

Do you use Windows firewall? Which firewall do you use?
Do you connect to Internet through a router (spliting your Internet connection to several computers)?