Panda Firewall causes internet connectivity issues

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>I want to post an issue that the Panda Firewall component causes in both
> wired and wireless connections.
>
> Last year in an update to Panda Internet Security 2007, a new component was
> added to the properties of any connection. This component is the Panda NDIS
> IM Filter.
>
> In Wireless NIC connections it immediately causes loss of connectivity.
>
> In Wired connections it allows internet connectivity, but stops internal
> network connectivity.
>
> To fix this issue this component needs to be either disabled, by removing
> the check mark in front of the component, in the connection Properties on the
> page with all the other Protocols, or can be competely removed by
> uninstalling it.
>
> To uninstall just click to select, and click Remove.
>
> Panda informed me this is only an issue with DSL connections, but as I do
> not have any connection other than DSL I can not attest if that is true.
> Panda informed me this issue was resolved in the 2008 release but this is
> *not* true, as that is the version currently used on my networked systems.
>
> I hope this helps somebody else who faces the issue.
>
> I want to than PChuck's network for helping for discover the issue and fix
> the problem.
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> seree