[Pending] Does my modem have a firewall built in?

[Dayve]

I don't think it has, but then again i'm not sure... I have recently downloaded windows service pack 2 for windows XP, and i have turned off the windows firewall because i already have zone alarm which has been protecting my computer quietly from the system tray for years, and it does a good job of it most of the time... But i'm having mad connection stability problems with a multiplayer video game i play called battlefield2, i'm randomly getting disconnected from servers due to "problems with your connection".

When i go to play the game, i turn everything off, firewalls, anti virus, messengers, internet etc. but i'm still getting these problems which leads me to believe i may have another firewall built into my modem that i didn't know existed...



The above is a picture of the screen where i can manage my connection... The bottom two are the ones i use that need to be connected for the internet to work, from that screen what do i need to click to check if my modem has a firewall built in?

Thank you all for your help in advance. :computer_

[jaynee]

Is this a modem on its own or a modem/router? Try looking in control panel > phone and modem options.

[Dayve]

As far as i know it's a modem... I don't even know what a router is...

It's gonna sound dumb but in the following sentence or two i shall explain, and hopefully you can tell me if it's a router or not.

The modem doesn't connect to a phone line, it connects to a box on the wall with wire which leads outside and under the ground...

Since i posted first i've discovered that the 1394 connection doesn't even need to be connected... So i've turned that off (by right clicking and clicking disconnect) and i played the game for 30 minutes or so... No kicks for having connection problems but there was a 10 second freeze where the message "there is a problem with your connection" appeared, but then it went off and all returned to normal and i could continue playing.

[jaynee]

Aha so you are on cable. There won't be a firewall in the modem then. Who is your ISP... (NTL or telewest for example)?

[Dayve]

Telewest... I don't think the modem has a firewall built in either... Plus i'm still getting the kicks and connection problem error messages... Although there isn't actually a problem with my connection because all my other games play fine.

[jaynee]

It could be a problem with the amount of traffic accessing the games server although I would imagine other people would have complained if that was the case.

[zugolg]

Originally Posted by Dayve

Telewest... I don't think the modem has a firewall built in either... Plus i'm still getting the kicks and connection problem error messages... Although there isn't actually a problem with my connection because all my other games play fine.

my friend, the problem is lag. Lag is what makes your ping to skyhigh or even disconnect from the server. To prevent / reduce it you can connect to a UK server or any server near you!

The reason for lag could be anything from too many players in the server or when someone connects into the server (most prob.)

so don't worry

By the way who told you modems had firewall build in?