Screen Share Connects, Then Disconnects

I am having a problem with screen sharing starting, then stopping due to inactivity. My dad and I have used this screen sharing in the past, and it worked well because it was so easy using iChat. I am a complete novice when it comes to ports and protocols and such, so I am at a complete loss on where to even start to fix this problem. I am good with computers and can get around in them quite easily, but I just never have understood this particular aspect. I don't think either one of us has changed anything lately to cause the problem, but it is happening none the less (I did get a MobileMe account before it started happening). Can anyone try and tell me what I should do or check in "layman's" terms. Thanks in advance for your help.

I am connected using a Linksys wireless router. I set my router up as per the instructions, with WAP or WEP (can't remember which one). I am using Road Runner, so I don't think I had to do any special things to the router to make it work. My father has a verizon DSL modem attached directly to his iMac, and I am pretty sure he had help from Verizon to set his up. I have not changed anything on my end, and to my knowledge he hasn't either (besides he is not computer savvy enough to even know where to go to change anything). But this configuration worked fine for over two years or so (whenever leopard came out). It seems like the last two times we have tried using it, we get this time out error. I did read something in somebodies response about iChat and MobileMe might be a clue. I did recently join MobileMe, and it was probably since then that we have had the problem. Not exactly sure if that might be a player. Not sure if that is the kind of information you were looking for. Thanks.

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