Sygate and Online Games

[Brando Ikari]

Heya everybody. I haven't played any online games since I installed Sygate, but I know that I will be getting some for Christmas. Now my question is, if you're using Sygate, if you allow a game to access the internet, do you still have to open specific ports to play online games (say Final Fantasy XI)? Thanks for your time.

[Kulsar]

Sygate will ask you if you want to allow the game to connect to the net. Allow it access and it should be fine

[Brando Ikari]

Ok, thanks for the help :)

[Detox]

Yup, and you will find that Sygate is very good at holding those programs without crashing them while waiting for your response. I used to have ZA and it often crashed applications which wanted access before I could respond. Sygate is both a application and a rules based firewall, so you really can do it either way, should you choose.

[Brando Ikari]

Okey dokey, thanks.

And yeah, that's one of the main reasons that I left ZA and came to Sygate.