ZoneAlarm not allowing RealPlayer thru

[half-mad]

I've recently done a clean re-install of w98se.
Re-installed most of my previous apps, two of which are ZoneAlarm
and RealPlayer.
Only now, when RealPlayer pops up, ZA asks me if I want to allow it through, to which I click "yes" but it still won't allow it to connect. The settings are ok in ZA's "programs" as far as RealPlayer is concerned.

I know the problem is with ZA because if I shut it down, RealPlayer connects to the site.

This has never happened before.

I've used ZA for over a year now and have gotten to know it pretty well, but this problem has me baffled.

Suggestions anyone?


(By the way, for anyone concerned about privacy, get yourself Ad-Aware5 from www.lavasoft.de (it's free) and run it after installing RealPlayer. You'll be amazed!)