eDonkey2000 - Overnet

Please follow the following steps to allow eDonkey to fully function while running behind the ZoneAlarm firewall. Follow the first set of instructions if eDonkey has not yet been run while ZoneAlarm is running. Follow the second set if eDonkey has been run while ZoneAlarm was running, and you are receiving blocked status.

Ensure that the ZoneAlarm firewall is running.
Run eDonkey.
ZoneAlarm will prompt two dialogue boxes shortly after eDonkey starts (shown below). Select Yes for both prompts, if you wish ZoneAlarm to remember these preferences check the check box in both dialogues before clicking yes. These prompts will tell ZoneAlarm to allow eDonkey to contact the internet, and to allow it to function as a server. (why is it a 'server')
At this point, eDonkey will attempt to contact the internet, and ZoneAlarm will allow it to function fully. It is possible that the delay caused while ZoneAlarm waited for your response has caused eDonkey to believe it is still blocked by a firewall (eDonkey will say 'Firewalled' in the status bar). If this is the case simply type 'retest' in the message window of eDonkey and it will check its state again

2. eDonkey has been run with ZoneAlarm before, and eDonkey is returning that it is 'Firewalled'

Open ZoneAlarm by double clicking on the icon in the system tray.
Select Program Control on the left side.
At this point ZoneAlarm will display a list of all programs it has recognized that access the internet.
Locate eDonkey (either on.exe or overnet.exe) on this list. Ensure that it has a check mark under both Access and Server in the Internet Zone (why is it a server)
Locate Generic Host Process for Win32 Services on this list. Ensure that it has a check mark under both Access and Server in the Internet Zone (why is it a server)
Run eDonkey. It should connect normally. If eDonkey was already running simply type 'retest' inside eDonkey in the Message window

*Note - This document is not meant to imply any endorsement of the ZoneAlarm firewall by MetaMachine or its employees. It is intended merely to assist those eDonkey users who have chosen to use the ZoneAlarm firewall.