Private and Public Network Connections

So let me clarify everything with you really quick and let me know if I am understanding this right... here we go:

If an app uses or connects/relies on internet then it must ask your computer if it can communicate through the firewall. It's asking you if it's okay to connect depending on if you are on a public or private network. It's still an internet to computer relationship but now it's an app + internet to computer relationship. Anytime the internet needs to communicate to your computer there is a firewall, but with apps you just have to allow that access by ticking the box of which network is allowed. Just clarification really.

Example: Allow Unity to communicate on only Private networks so your info is safe. If Unity is connected to a private network it will communicate what it needs to with your PC, if on public, the firewall will block it and deny the internet to go to your PC.

Alright so basically:

The app is part of your computer now and is downloaded and installed on your PC. The dialogue box that pops up is asking if it's ok for the internet to communicate to this app(for updates, etc.) depending on if you are connected to a private or public network. For instance, if I go into the coffee shop, I may not want that internet (which may have hackers or threats) to be able to communicate to certain apps. So if I go into a coffee shop and start up unity, the firewall would block all incoming traffic from the coffee shop internet going into the Unity app. (It would get updates or import libraries etc.) The app would still work just fine but in more of an offline mode.

It depends on if you trust the app. The prompt is only asking you if you intend and want to allow it through the firewall primarly in case someone else is doing so remotely, so you'd know.

The Unity Manual is here so you have it: https://docs.unity3d.com/Manual/GettingStartedU...

What if I receive the popup (from Microsoft) that asks if I should let the app communicate through the firewall. Should I let it communicate through private networks since I trust the app.

Hi Tsavo. I'm Greg, an installation specialist, 9 year Windows MVP and Independent Advisor, here to help you.

Change the connection to Private in the Network Connection Properties. That should be all you need to do for Windows, while the router should have it's hardware firewall enabled separately in it's Security Settings as shown here:

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/ultim...

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