AIM with Linksys router

sara123 · 09-23-2005, 06:48 AM

Not sure if this is where I should put this question, but sure hope I can get some help.
I have AIM ver 5.93861 and have recently installed Linksys wireless g router and now can not file transfer with my buddies or direct connect. It worked fine before I hooked up the router.
Can someone please tell me what I have to do to make it work.
Thanks in advance!!!!!!!!!!!!

Trizoy · 09-23-2005, 08:16 AM

Because your behind a router you need to port forward the ports used by aim for file transfer. Do you know how to log into your router? (//192.168.2.1) or (//home).. Anyway you may specify under aim settings which port you want to use. You can then tell your router to forward that port to your computer.. ok? Let us know if you need any clarification... If you let us know the brand and model number of the router, we can help more!

sara123 · 09-23-2005, 03:13 PM

I tried the port forwarding but I still can't get it to work,maybe I put in the wrong ports. My router is the WRT45G ver 2.1. I had contacted Linksys about this and they said that its a AIM problem not a router problem. I'm really not sure about that. Thanks in advance for your help!!!!!

sara123 · 09-28-2005, 05:25 AM

Still haven't figured out what I should be doing to get this to work. Anyone have any ideas?

randruff · 09-28-2005, 07:46 PM

It really is not anyones problem, it is more of a security issue. Your router acts like a firewall and will deny access to your computer to AIM (hence, you cannot direct connect or share files). If you goto start>run>type "cmd" with no quotes. When it brings up the DOS prompt, type "ipconfig /all" with no quotes. Note your IP address, it should look similar to 192.168.x.x. Then, you need to access your router settings like mentioned above and forward the ports AIM uses to your 192.168.x.x IP. For example, if AIM uses ports 53600 through 53700 and your internal IP was 192.168.0.3 you would forward ports 53600-53700 to 192.168.0.3. This way, when AIM wants permission to use those ports, your router knows where to send those packets. Good luck!

09-23-2005, 06:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
sara123 New Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3	AIM with Linksys router Not sure if this is where I should put this question, but sure hope I can get some help. I have AIM ver 5.93861 and have recently installed Linksys wireless g router and now can not file transfer with my buddies or direct connect. It worked fine before I hooked up the router. Can someone please tell me what I have to do to make it work. Thanks in advance!!!!!!!!!!!!

09-23-2005, 08:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
Trizoy VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mountain View, Ca Posts: 4,673	Because your behind a router you need to port forward the ports used by aim for file transfer. Do you know how to log into your router? (//192.168.2.1) or (//home).. Anyway you may specify under aim settings which port you want to use. You can then tell your router to forward that port to your computer.. ok? Let us know if you need any clarification... If you let us know the brand and model number of the router, we can help more! __________________ 01100110 01100001 01110010 01110100

09-28-2005, 07:46 PM	#5 (permalink)
randruff Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: 30 min south of iraq....oops....Detroit. Age: 27 Posts: 742	It really is not anyones problem, it is more of a security issue. Your router acts like a firewall and will deny access to your computer to AIM (hence, you cannot direct connect or share files). If you goto start>run>type "cmd" with no quotes. When it brings up the DOS prompt, type "ipconfig /all" with no quotes. Note your IP address, it should look similar to 192.168.x.x. Then, you need to access your router settings like mentioned above and forward the ports AIM uses to your 192.168.x.x IP. For example, if AIM uses ports 53600 through 53700 and your internal IP was 192.168.0.3 you would forward ports 53600-53700 to 192.168.0.3. This way, when AIM wants permission to use those ports, your router knows where to send those packets. Good luck! __________________ Asus A8N SLI Deluxe AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Venice 2GB OCZ Platinum PC3200 - Dual Channel 2x WD 74GB Raptor 10,000RPM - RAID 0 eVGA geForce 7800GTX Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Logitech Z-5500 Digital THX 5.1 1010W 19' Samsung 915N 8ms Raidmax 520W PSU

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09-23-2005, 03:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
sara123 New Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3	I tried the port forwarding but I still can't get it to work,maybe I put in the wrong ports. My router is the WRT45G ver 2.1. I had contacted Linksys about this and they said that its a AIM problem not a router problem. I'm really not sure about that. Thanks in advance for your help!!!!!

09-28-2005, 05:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
sara123 New Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3	Still haven't figured out what I should be doing to get this to work. Anyone have any ideas?