Minimwatch can't find Minimserver

[simoncn]

(07-01-2016 11:57)haggis999 Wrote:  I'm using the free version of AVG as my antivirus software, but this has never previously caused me any problems.

My Windows Firewall has 18 inbound rules named Java™ Platform SE Binary. The following 6 of them are flagged with a red no-entry symbol and this looks more likely to be the source of my current issues with MinimWatch (in contrast, I can see quite a few firewall entries for Kinsky and they all have a green tick).

Profile Enabled Action Override Program Protocol
Public Yes Block No C:\program files\java\jre7\bin\javaw.exe UDP
Public Yes Block No C:\program files\java\jre7\bin\javaw.exe TCP
Public Yes Block No G:\program files\java\jrel.8.0_25\bin\javaw.exe UDP
Public Yes Block No G:\program files\java\jrel.8.0_25\bin\javaw.exe TCP
Private Yes Block No C:\program files (x86)\java\jrel6\bin\java.exe UDP
Private Yes Block No C:\program files (x86)\java\jrel6\bin\java.exe TCP

Your local network type might have changed from Private to Public when you changed the router. If so, this would trigger the first four entries and cause the problem you are seeing.

Perhaps when you tested disabling the firewall, you didn't disable it completely but only disabled it for private networks. If so, the blocking Public rules would still have been in effect.

I am familiar with this situation because exactly the same happened to me once.

The setting to change the network type isn't immediately obvious. I recall that it took a bit of digging to find out how to do this. I will look into this later today and let you know what I find.