Hi I'm having an unusual problem I'm unsure if it's related to the firewall. Recently I ran into the following problem. When I connect to the Internet, I'm able to surf fine. However if I try to download any type of software like for example, a program for installation, The connection locks and I'm unable to do anything else online. The connection acts like when you block traffic to the Internet. I can go on working on the computer but there is no traffic either coming in or going out. The only way I'm able to fix it is to reboot.
This started happening after updating to Firefox 1.5.0.7 and installing Bitdefender 10. I did not notice anything after updating Firefox so I tend to think it may be related to Bitdefender's firewall. But I checked and re-checked every setting and can't find anything wrong. And it happens suddenly. I've not seen anything even remotely related to this problem anywhere. I've googled, etc and nothing and I was wondering if anybody has had any experiences like the one I'm having.
If anybody has any ideas they would be most welcome.