does anyone have any info on why my wireless stopped working when i installed avast free version? i can no longer get wireless from starbucks, or other businesses that provide that service. should i uninstall avast??? help. thanks.

Check your firewall. With Avast! you connect to the internet via avastsvc.exe, not your browser, and it needs to be allowed by your firewall…

avast free is an antivirus only. It just scans, does not block. Which firewall do you use?

what is a fire wall? and how do i fix it? or disable it? i just don’t understand. i’m supposed to get a wireless connection. my computer has this ability. and i was able to do it until i installed avast. should i uninstall the avast program? just asking. i never had an anti virus program before. this is so confusing.

Did you check reply 1 and verify what was suggested ???

i looked up firewall on the internet. for windows xp i did what it said to do on about.com: ie: control panel,network connections,etc. did what they said to do. but still would not connect to wireless. think i should go to a a computer service locally to troubleshoot. i just don’t understand why it once worked and no longer does. thanks for the help and advice.