Opening ports for ichat and gaming...

Hi folks,
When I try to connect to a friend (she's on an Imac) with Ichat or she tries to connect to me (via webcam) we always get the refused error. Also When we try to play Star Wars Battlefront, we can't connect to eachother's computer.
I haven't turned the Tiger Firewall on, so I know the problem is with my Modem, The Speedtouch 530.
I think it has like an internal firewall, so how do I open these ports and what do I need to change in the modem's settings?
I did set the connection type to PPPoe in the Tiger Network setting.
thx.

Hi Tim,
Did your modem come with a manual? There may be some procedures outlined in the manual.
Or google.
http://www.portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Thomson-Alcatel/Speed Touch530/SpeedTouch530index.htm
This looks like a lot of good help screens for your modem.

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