Ichat can't connect with Netgear router

[MrDetroit]

Hi Gang.

Need some help here.
Here's one for you experinced ones...


I have a new WPN824v2 router. I've got Comcast. It's connected fine to my imac G5 (10.4.7) and my Mac Mini. Like a charm.

BUT: I can't connect to ichat.

I CAN connect to it when I connect my modem directly but not with my router.

Ichat will connect for a 10th of a second and then says: "Lost connection with ichat".

I'm sure there must be a way to do it with Port Forwarding, perhaps. But I don't know.

I'm new to this forwarding ports stuff so if anyone has any suggestions, let me have 'em in Noobesk ( or would that be Noobish?)!

Thanks much.

HV

[bobw]

You need to open iChat ports on your router;

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93208

http://www.ralphjohnsuk.dsl.pipex.com/page3.html

[MrDetroit]

Hi, Bob

Thanks for responding.

Good suggestion. I tried to open thoes ports on my Netgear. No luck.

Do you think it may have something to do with Netgear itself?

Is it possible that the brand won't allow ichat to work?


Thanks again for the help.


Very best,


MD

[bobw]

You need to forward those ports to the InternalIP address of your machine.
The router setup page should show attached devices and their IP number.

[MrDetroit]

Thanks, SuperMacMod!

Worked.

Kind regards,

MD

[djedit]

I'm having the same problem with this and i think i changed all the ports. Can somebody post up a screen print of their router settings for me. I can't seem to get it to work. I keep getting knocked off immediately after i log on.

[bobw]

Here's mine

[Satcomer]

"Well Known" TCP and UDP Ports Used By Apple Software Products