Affinity 2.0 apps won't initialize behind firewall

[craigenputtock]

Anyone have an idea why my 2.0 apps are not getting behind the flash screen?  I have to turn off the firewall for them to initialize, which I didn't have to do with 1.0 apps.  Thanks.

[Lee_T]

Hi craigenputtock, 

does this happen on every launch or just the first?

Lee

[craigenputtock]

On every launch.  I have to turn off my firewall for any of the apps to launch (they get stuck at "initialising ..."), and then once they launch I have to turn the firewall back on.

[walt.farrell]

Are you running them in Trial mode, or have you purchased and activated licenses?

[craigenputtock]

I purchased the package -- 3 apps.  There is some sort of conflict with the firewall because if I go offline and exit the firewall or change its setting to "enable all", the apps will start. 

Edited November 10, 2022 by craigenputtock

[Leigh]

On 11/10/2022 at 6:21 PM, craigenputtock said:

I purchased the package -- 3 apps.  There is some sort of conflict with the firewall because if I go offline and exit the firewall or change its setting to "enable all", the apps will start. 

Which Firewall are you running? Does it tell you which URLs it's trying to connect to/blocking?

[Mark Ingram]

I imagine it's because we're trying to use local networking to setup an IPC connection to the other Affinity apps, in order to share content and account data etc.

What firewall software are you using? Perhaps it's being too aggressive on loopback connections?

[craigenputtock]

It's the free version of Windows 10 Firewall Control.

[Mark Ingram]

Thanks @craigenputtock. I realise this isn't an immediate help, but I suggest you raise this as an issue with Sphinx Soft. We're only communicating between apps on the loopback address, so that shouldn't raise any firewall blocks (as there's no external traffic). 

[Tom Lachecki]

You could try putting the apps into the LocalSystem zone - this should allow them to start up.

However, if you purchased through the Affinity Store, you'll need to activate the app, which requires (one-time) internet access. We would suggest then that you use a less locked-down zone, if only temporarily.