crystalmethod Posted November 29 Report Share Posted November 29 Occasionally one has difficulty file sharing through the FTP feature that AIM has due to some cheesy firewall stuff. I recall that one time, someone had posted an answer to this method, using a port number in the file sharing preference of AIM. Was it a universal #, and does anyone know what it is?-Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeg Posted November 29 Report Share Posted November 29 I set mine at port 80 here at work, because thats the http port, and no firewall will have that blocked.I have no problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalmethod Posted November 29 Author Report Share Posted November 29 Originally posted by joeg I set mine at port 80 here at work, because thats the http port, and no firewall will have that blocked.I have no problems. I'll give it a shot, thanks =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njitpimp Posted November 29 Report Share Posted November 29 Hmmm...good question. I wish I knew the answer because the firewall here blocks it occasionally. But, the weird thing is it doesnt block my connection to everyone, just certain people. I would think that it is a specific port that AIM uses to send file transfers. Certain firewalls block certain ports so maybe with some firewalls it works and some it doesn't. I'll do some research and see what I can come up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalmethod Posted November 29 Author Report Share Posted November 29 It didnt work Im on a cable modem, routed to two computers through a linksys network hub thing.Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njitpimp Posted November 29 Report Share Posted November 29 I found this on the AIM website :Q: I am not able to transfer files with one or more other users.A: This may be due to the use of a firewall on your network. A firewall is a security device on your network to prevent potentially harmful data from coming in, and to prevent certain other data from going out. Depending on how a firewall is configured, it may prevent AIM file transfer from working. There is nothing AIM can do to get around this, as it is just the feature of the firewall working as it should. However, you may be able to get around the problem by entering a certain port number in AIM's File Transfer preferences. You will need to ask your network administrator if there is such a port that will allow AIM file transfer to work (there may not be). Also, make sure that you both have the latest version of AIM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycmuzik Posted November 29 Report Share Posted November 29 I've been having that firewall problem lately but only for certain people..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalmethod Posted November 29 Author Report Share Posted November 29 Originally posted by nycmuzik2000 I've been having that firewall problem lately but only for certain people..... Thats the problem Im having.Damn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njitpimp Posted November 29 Report Share Posted November 29 Ok, I did a little searching and from what I can tell AIM uses various ports do do its transferring. THe only port (besides port 80) that I have seen meantioned specifically for AIM is 5190. I guess you can try that just for the hell of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTACbKA Posted November 29 Report Share Posted November 29 well, first I would say, try auto-configure, then try port 23 or 110hope that helps,Stan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalmethod Posted November 29 Author Report Share Posted November 29 Oh well, it didnt work.Thanks guys anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petrol Posted November 29 Report Share Posted November 29 Are you running your own firewall?I use Tiny Personal Firewall ( http://www.tinysoftware.com/home/tiny?s=7676834922350876610A2&pg=download ) and have had no problems. It's free for home use and I like its flexibility and easae of use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalmethod Posted November 29 Author Report Share Posted November 29 Originally posted by petrol Are you running your own firewall?I use Tiny Personal Firewall ( http://www.tinysoftware.com/home/tiny?s=7676834922350876610A2&pg=download ) and have had no problems. It's free for home use and I like its flexibility and easae of use. I dont know dude...I have RCN cable..I networked the apartment through a Linksys Cable router... Thats all I know =)Some people I can FTP on, some people I cant (through AIM) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njitpimp Posted November 29 Report Share Posted November 29 Maybe the people u are trying to connect to has are behind a firewall also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schwingep Posted November 30 Report Share Posted November 30 Originally posted by njitpimp Maybe the people u are trying to connect to has are behind a firewall also. that could be it, but also there is a setting in your preferences some checkbox or something that has to do with firewalls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vodkaredbull Posted November 30 Report Share Posted November 30 Originally posted by crystalmethod Occasionally one has difficulty file sharing through the FTP feature that AIM has due to some cheesy firewall stuff. I recall that one time, someone had posted an answer to this method, using a port number in the file sharing preference of AIM. Was it a universal #, and does anyone know what it is?-Steve It all depends if you are Firewalled and what post you are using to let files through. by default aol IM uses port 5190. Right now you are probably fine because you said it was intermitent. It also depends on if you have another FTP client open at the same time. You might experience some problems if you are downloading mp3's from say winMX or ag. FTP's get PMS when they share ports. if you are still having problems Im me and i'll try to walk you through it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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