-- Posted by claudiaro89 at 7:15 pm on Sep. 18, 2008 and i use my desktop and my sister uses the laptop. anyways when the router is connected i cant send IMs through AIM. i have to disconnect the router and directly connect the modem. has this ever happend to anyone else and what can i do? -- Posted by Ancient Rights at 7:17 pm on Sep. 18, 2008 How many channels can your router handle at once? -- Posted by shadowpool at 7:19 pm on Sep. 18, 2008 Sounds like the ports are blocked.  On the router interface, look for port forwarding.  Forward ports 5190 - 5193 to your local ip address.  You might be able to find a list of connected devices on the router interface.  That'll list your IP. -- Posted by claudiaro89 at 7:20 pm on Sep. 18, 2008 Quote: from Ancient Rights at 7:17 pm on Sep. 18, 2008 How many channels can your router handle at once? 4 -- Posted by marshmellowman at 7:21 pm on Sep. 18, 2008 Quote: from shadowpool at 3:19 am on Sep. 19, 2008 Sounds like the ports are blocked. On the router interface, look for port forwarding. Forward ports 5190 - 5193 to your local ip address. You might be able to find a list of connected devices on the router interface. That'll list your IP. Yeah, that should do it. Try turning on Network Address Translation too (NAT).