Wireless connection with AIM and ichat

Why will instant messaging not work with my netgear wireless? My son told me that I have to use instant messaging (AIM) in order to video chat.
*I am new to using a MAC

Hi,
Some modems and routers do sometimes have presets that you can use in firewalls and sometimes port settings.
My Netgear only lists AIM on TCP on port 5190 which is not the same as all the iChat ports (29 ports with some needing TCP and UDP protocols)
In the case of Netgears there are other things that can effect the smooth operation of iChat.
Firstly turn the Netgear firewall Off. (you can turn it on Later with iChat ports if you wish).
Next check the UPnP page has the UPnP Enabled.
Then GO to the WAN page.
If the Netgear is also your modem as well as a router there are two things that I find are needed.
First of these is the DOS or SPI feature. By default it is on. Without any controls or setting this feature decides what is unsuitable traffic to your LAN and prevents data on the port it happens on getting through.
iChat can trigger this with the amount and speed other people can send stuff to you.
So this needs to be Disabled. It needs to be Checked to Disable.
The second is the "Respond to Ping on Internet WAN Port"
part of iChat's data is seen as a Ping and I find that allowing this response helps This needs to be Checked to Allow.
So,
UPnP
No SPI or DOS acctive.
Respond to WAN Pings.
10:21 AM Sunday; November 11, 2007

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