Anything that use TCP/IP access resource over network, for ZA, it counts as
internet activate, and if games run under full screen mode, they may create
problems since ZA will pause whatever games task, and waiting your input to
give them permission, if the game doesn't handle windows/full screen switch
well (a lot of games don't, eg Jedi Knights never switch to windows in this
case) especially with ZA involved, you may see "freeze" but they are not,
they are waiting ZA's permission. (use Alt-Tab to switch back to windows,
and answer ZA there)

One way to overcome this, is that you give games permission to access the
net, and act as server before starting them, so ZA won't ask again.  Or
disable from internet before playing games, and turn off ZA before playing.

I know this because I had same problem before when playing LAN games, my ZA
keeps "freeze" games, unless I sort it out.  (the one freeze usually is the
one as server machine)

ZA's own Q&A also has this topic, but I don't really like the solution on
their website.

Jun Qian

----- Original Message -----
From: "A&C Thompson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2002 10:08 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Modem Networking UPDATE # 2


> Using a subnet mask allowed Zone Alarm to ignore this intranet, so TCP/IP
works now.
> NetBEUI was indeed ignored by Zone Alarm, but games don't seem to like it.
>
> Once again, thanks to all who replied. From everyone's input, I have
managed to successfully network the two
> machines, but...
>
> I have some lockup issues that appear to be related to this intranet and
the NICS, but may also be
> software-related. Since this thread started here, it may still belong here
rather than PCSOFT. Either machine
> can play the games on their own without problem, but over the intranet
they lock up within a minute. Sometimes
> machine A locks up and sometimes machine B does, but only one locks up -
the other continues as if nothing
> were wrong.

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