PLease, somebody help me with my new wireless network!

[Matt13]

I am going to kill someone or somehting if I dont get this working properly.

I setup a wireless network for my dad this weekend using the following equipment:

Linksys BEFW11S4 v.4
3x D-Link DWL-120+ USB Adapters

3 computers on the network using Comcast cable internet service.

ok, so all the computers were successfully networked with the above equipment. All computers can browse the internet, they can see eachother and transfer files between eachother.

Great! Painless effort!

Yeah right....

None of the computers can run AIM without an error message saying "your buddy list and buddy icons are temporarily unavailable, try again later"

Ok, tried again later, same thing. If I disconnect the router and go back toa straight connection to one computer, it works flawless.

So, no matter what I do, port mapping for the ports AIM uses, putting an entire computer in the DMZ, enabling UPnP, it doesn;t matter, it wont work.

It was my understanding that this router would work with AIM even without port mapping? Can someone please help me out?

Thank you!

[EricB]

Have you tried to disable the firewalls that are active? If it does make a difference, you can later activate them again, step-by-step.

[Matt13]

whoch firewalls are u referring to? XP ICF???

if so, those are disabled. I ahve no 3rd party firewalls installed on any of the computers.

[EricB]

Have you checked the port setting at each client whenever you're connected to the router. Is the particular port enabled?

[Matt13]

Originally posted by EricB
Have you checked the port setting at each client whenever you're connected to the router. Is the particular port enabled?

How do I do that? I have just been enabling the ports from the router configuration page.

but again, AIM is supposed to work without port mapping, so what gives?

[EricB]

When you're connected to the internet through the router, check the connection on the client site. Go to the properties of that connection and look at the settings. All ports that are or aren't available will be shown.

I know its frustrating. Have you contacted you helpdesk already on this