I.E. Explorer Firewall

[Michael Casey]

Does anyone know the port that A.I.M. uses so that I can
poke a hole in my I.E. Firewall and use live Video
A.I.M.? I'm getting a message that says that the
connection cannot be made because of the firewall.

 

[Star Fleet Admiral Q]

I assume you mean AOL Instant Messenger. If so, the best place to get specs
on AOL's product would be the AOL help and support page.

 

[Michael Casey]

Thanks for replying. Unfortunately there is no help and
support if you use free A.I.M. 5.5 and are not a
subscriber.

 

[Guest]

This firewall works by not allowing any incoming
connections. There are some much better free firewalls
out there, go take a look.

 

[ppoatt]

Turn the firewall off if it is the XP one.
Get Sygate personal Firewall. It's free and works very
well.

 

[Bruce J. Weiers]

I've never seen that be a problem. The XP firewall is so weak, it
generally just accepts whatever A.I.M. wants to do.

However, you might check the website of a home router manufacturer, like
Linksys or D-Link. They sell home routers, and have extensive FAQs for
those routers, concerning what ports have to be opened or directed for
lots of popular software programs.