Thought I'd better check back with the original question and make sure I asked you the right questions, it appears I didn't.

When I start the receiver it tries to connect and never does.

What does the Receiver display on it's screen in this case ?

If I disable zone alarm the receiver manager does not even recognize the receiver.

And what does it display in this case ?

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