Windows Media Player - acting as a server

[Edw. Peach]

I'm curious about something connected to WinMediaPlayer. I use
ZoneAlarm firewall and have never given WMP 'permission' to connect.
I grant that permission each time I use it. When I am linking to an
online broadcast, I get a few alerts.

1) WMP trying to access the trusted zone.
2) WMP is trying to access the internet
3) WMP is tyring to act as a server.

What does that mean, the third alert, that WMP is trying to act as a
server? I deny it and I still get the broadcast I am requesting.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

WMP is probably checking for updates
or updating its help files database.

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| I'm curious about something connected to WinMediaPlayer. I use
| ZoneAlarm firewall and have never given WMP 'permission' to connect.
| I grant that permission each time I use it. When I am linking to an
| online broadcast, I get a few alerts.
|
| 1) WMP trying to access the trusted zone.
| 2) WMP is trying to access the internet
| 3) WMP is tyring to act as a server.
|
| What does that mean, the third alert, that WMP is trying to act as a
| server? I deny it and I still get the broadcast I am requesting.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

WMP
Prevent Automatic Updates
http://www.boyce.us/gp/gpcontent.asp?ID=828

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[GTS]

Act as server basically means that an application will allow an inbound
connection from another source, as contrasted to initiating a connection.
For the vast majority of applications, you should disallow the right to "act
as server" and make that setting permanent.

 

[Edw. Peach]

On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 10:59:10 -0500, "GTS" <x> wrote:

For the vast majority of applications, you should disallow the right
to "act

as server" and make that setting permanent.

Since I never gave my firewall these permissions with WMP, I have the
option of not allowing that, and that act stops the attempt to
connect.

 

[Edw. Peach]

Yes, it does help in terms of explaining this process, but I am not
comfortable poking around in my registry. That's something I'd
definitely like to understand before poking.

Thanks.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

If you have XP Pro, you use Group Policy (gpedit.msc).



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