Problem with sharing internet connecting with Wii via AirPort

I have an iMac running the latest updates of 10.0.4. My internet is DSL, so it comes into the modem via the phone, and then the modem connects to the iMac via an Ethernet cable. ie: I don't have a wireless network.
I just bought a Wii and want to connect it to the internet using the built in AirPort feature of the iMac. After I turn on Internet Sharing in Sharing, the Wii will find the iMac as an Access Point (that's the term in the Wii menu).
The problem I have is that the Wii will not connect to the internet unless I turn off the firewall in OS X. Obviously, this isn't a great solution to getting the Wii connected.
Does anyone have any idea of how to allow the Wii through the firewall without turning off the firewall.
Thanks.

Though this link talks about blocking them, you should be able to reverse it...
http://www.ist.uwaterloo.ca/security/howto/2007-07-31/
In the Firewalltab>Advanced, is UDP being blocked? You can also open specific ports.

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