AIM and Multi-Player Games dont work on my comp...

[XxElitexX]

Hey everyone. I recently bought a new sony viao vgn-240 laptop and was having some problems. I cant sign on to AIM or play multi-player games. I have readjusted the firewall, but still no luck with it and it just says AIM server cannot be reached and then on the multi-player games it just doesnt show up on any internet servers. I know it isnt my internet connection because I have tried the one at work and at my house. Any Ideas to get this working?

[XxElitexX]

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[max2extreme]

check if the ports are open. I dont THINK aim uses port 80 (typical www port). Im not sure on online games. My firewall is set to deny every connection and ask me if i want to allow. When I get on eq2 tonight, ill make a point to see what port it is going out on, but I dont think it goes out on 80 either. So that is one possibility. port 80 is open since you can get to the web, but all others might be closed.

[XxElitexX]

how do I check if my ports are open?

[max2extreme]

get a port scanner...you can download knoppix std and there are a few there. or you can go to this website http://www.gis.usu.edu/cgi-bin/paul/scan this site you put your ip in and it runs a port scan on you. or you can open a cmd line window and type: portqry (xp only) for 2k: ....shoot i forget.

[Psychotron]

Can you even browse the web? I dont know if youre posting this from work or what.

[CarbonCopy]

What kind of firewall are you using? What games are you wanting to play?

Later,

CC

[rfbulletdude]

Hey everyone. I recently bought a new sony viao vgn-240 laptop and was having some problems. I cant sign on to AIM or play multi-player games. I have readjusted the firewall, but still no luck with it and it just says AIM server cannot be reached and then on the multi-player games it just doesnt show up on any internet servers. I know it isnt my internet connection because I have tried the one at work and at my house. Any Ideas to get this working?

well my roommate has the same comp as u and the same problem with AOL IM, not sure about the games tho. i told him to download an old version of AIM and it worked. just do a search for an old version, or if u have problems, pm me and i'll send it to u. this will fix it, it seems there is a driver compatibility issue for the viao systems. as far as the games go, what exactly are u trying to run, and what errors do you get?

[Sypher23l]

Just from reading it sounds like you've specified a dns address on your connection. Make sure everything's set to dhcp on your comp. Any questions on it, just ask.