Aim Problems

[The Dude]

I have 5.2.3277 and as of late, i cannot connect USING VOICE to anyone!!!!!!

I havent changed anything,and i dont understand this.........

Thank you all,

The Dude :)

[locustfurnace]

Are you running a firewall? if yes, make sure you have both TCP & UDP ports open for access, if AIM uses those. You might need to also forward the ports it uses to the inside lan, otherwise you wont be able to have someone establish a connection to you.

[The Dude]

YEs buddy,but i tried taking the firewall down and still nothing!!!!!!!!

I tried contacting road runner support (They werent much help)

Me: Hi curtis,hoiw are you??
Curtis T.: I'm fine.
Me: Thats kewl :) I was wondering if they have done anything with ports lately,cause i can no longer connect VOICE using aim!!
Curtis T.: Before we begin, may we have the first and last name, and the phone number with the area code of the account holder please?
Me: Well curtis,im using your network to get to my isp (Earthlink) so my issues are with you guys :) (I wish we had road runner,we are stuck with earthlink)
Curtis T.: Please provide the contact information requested above, or we will need to end this chat to assist other customers.
Me: OK......Can you help me with finding out why AIM doesnt work on voice????? We dont have data seervice with you guys,we have CABLE SERVICE my friend (TV) but we have data only to get to earthlink (Is this wehat you meanm??)
Curtis T.: Because you cannot provide the information that we require, this chat is now being closed. If you have no further issues that we can assist you with, you may end the chat session by clicking on the Hang Up button and a chat transcript will be displayed for you. Once again thank you for choosing Road Runner!

I am running a router and blackice firewall,both of which i have used voice many a times!!!

I dunno........Thanx LF!!

The Dude :)

[locustfurnace]

Did you happen to make any changes to the Router or Blackice? Such as upgrading Blackice?
If your using AOL to do voice chat and its possible the problem could be either partys firewalling, why dont you try another application? Such as Skype
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[The Dude]

HI LF,

YES i upgraded blackice to the latest build (3.6.ccf) But i took it DOWn AND STIILL NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!

I dunno,ill look @ skype!!!!!!!

The Dude :)

[locustfurnace]

Did you make any changes to the routers settings, since the router most likely also includes packet filtering, your running 2 firewalls; the router and blackice, this can cause conflicts.