Unblocking Ports

I'm having problems sending/receiving files via
messsenger programs (ICQ, AIM, IRC, Yahoo, etc). I was
wondering how do I go about unblocking ports for my MN-
700 router. Any help is greatly appreciated!

Seth

You may need to open ports (app-triggered or persistent).
You need to lookup which ports each app uses and then
open them up on the router. Go to the htpp://192.168.2.1
and then look under security/port forwarding

Notice that some software automatically opens the ports
they need (e.g. Windows Messenger), but I didn't try with
ICQ or AIM

>-----Original Message-----
>I'm having problems sending/receiving files via
>messsenger programs (ICQ, AIM, IRC, Yahoo, etc). I was
>wondering how do I go about unblocking ports for my MN-
>700 router. Any help is greatly appreciated!
>
>Seth
>.
>