[cheesecake42]

I have windows firewall turned off but I am still getting ports blocked. Specifically, I need port 514 and port 5522 to be opened. Is there anything else in windows that might be blocking ports?

[lexicon]

Are you sure you have completely turned of windows firewall.
run->control firewall.cpl and check if it's really turned off for all connections.
because i did have the same problem few months back. I turned firewall OFF for LAN1 but on LAN2 firewall was still working.
please do re-check and post your result ..
Thanks

[rhynes]

go start -> run -> services.msc
look for windows firewall, double click on it and hit stop. That ensures the firewall is off completely. If you dont want it on after a reboot, use the drop down menu to disable it.

Are there any other firewalls on your computer? either standalone or part of your antivirus?

[cheesecake42]

wow, both of you guys were right. even though i had it turned off it was still on for my lan1 and it was still running in the background. thank!