Router & Outlook Express Issues - help!

I'm losing my mind and pulling out my hair. I have a Dell desktop and recently purchased a Linksys WRT54G (version 5) router and a brand-spanking new Dell wireless notebook (Inspiron E1505).
After installing the router on my desktop - we noticed some server issues with our email system (Outlook Express). I'm not having connectivitity issues as we can connect to Internet Explorer fine. BUT, when I go to Send/Receive in Outlook express to send/receive emails it is 'acting quirky'. This is on both desktop and notebook computers but more on the new notebook. It inconsistently pulls mail. Sometimes it works great and sometimes it has a server time out and just hangs on. Mostly getting that 'PoP3 servers is not responding. Would you like to wait for 60 seconds'. If I shut down Outlook and retry, sometimes it pulls/sends mail - sometimes not. I've been on the phone with my DSL provider (Alltel, now Windstream) and Linksys. Additionally the modem we're using is speedstream.
Suppposedly there is a conflict with the version 5 model of Linksys routers and Outlook Express. I heard this through my DSL provider - Linksys didn't really own up to this 'conflict'. I've done tons of troubleshooting with Linksys tech (opened Outlook Express ports, updated firmware, adjusted MTU...) Nothing working. Email will work 'ok' for an hour but then back to quirkyness...not pulling email great. Not 'connecting to server great'. When I click SEND in Outlook it just keeps saying 'connecting to pop.windstream.net and then a pop up window saying "Your POP3 server has not responded in 60 seconds....would you like to stop/wait'.
I'm considering returning my router and getting another brand but don't want to jump the gun until I'm 120% sure that it's a conflict with the new Linksys router and Outlook Express and I cannot do anything to fix it. My next door neighbor is in the SAME boat. Same router, same DSL provider, new wireless notebook -same Outlook Express mail issues. Thank you for any thoughts you might have - again, I've done extensive trouble shooting with my DSL provider and Linksys - to no avail. .....
Cindi
[email protected] - this is email on my notebook
[email protected] - this is email on my desktop

This worked for myself...(Thanks Isy B)
* Go back to the router's 'Setup' page (192.168.1.1). and to the 'Advanced' tab
* Click on the 'Forwarding' tab
* Under the 'Customized Application' type: Outlook 3 times.
* Then on 'Ext. Port', type: 25 to 25, 110 to 110 and 113 to 113.
* Put a check in 'Protocol TCP' and one in 'Enable' at the end
* Click Apply button at the bottom of page
Now in Outlook Express (may be different if using outlook)
* Tools and then Accounts - a window will open, make sure you are on the mail tab
* Highlight mail account and hit Properties
* Goto the Advance tab
* Verify Outgoing mail (SMTP) = 25 &Incoming mail (POP3) = 110
* Make sure nothing else is checked
* Hit o.k.
This worked for myself, hope it's helpful for some others as well...

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