WRT54G blocking Usenet/newsgroups

I have been having the weirdest problem with my Linksys router WRT54G.
If I use a traditional hub or switch that does not provide NAT I can hit the news server just fine.
As soon as I use the WRT54G it will not hit the Comcast news server. Error is "Cant open socket".
Has anyone had this issue or know an easy solution?
Message Edited by derrikd on 10-26-200608:39 AM
Message Edited by derrikd on 10-26-200608:39 AM

hi ,
couple of things i would like you to confirm here....you say you have enabled port forwarding for port 119.....what is the IP that you have sepcified in the port forwarding section ???
in case you have not specified an ip...i'd suggest that you first assign a static IP to your PC and then enable port forwarding for the same IP...
also run this command at the command prompt and then restart the PC ..."netsh winsock reset catalog" this will reset your tcp/ip stack
let me know if this works.

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