Help me do direct connect with AIM.

gwlam12

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For some reason, I can't do direct connect with AIM. I used to be able to, but now I can't. Even after a clean format, I can't. My school has no firewalls. And my roommate can connect to others with AIM. The school doesn't block any ports, so what's wrong?
 

gwlam12

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yup i am, nintendo. my "internet connection firewall" for XP is off. or is there something else you may be pointing out?

 

minendo

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Originally posted by: gwlam12
yup i am, nintendo. my "internet connection firewall" for XP is off. or is there something else you may be pointing out?
I was first going to point out the firewall, but that you have already taken care of. Are you by chance running ZoneAlarm or behind a router at all? Are you even able to direct connect with you roommate?

 

gwlam12

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well i was running sygate, but that's not the problem cuz i've tried connecting with it off. now im using zone alarm just cuz i felt like switching firewalls. i'm running through the school proxy, so is my roomie. We can connect to each other, but only he can connect to people off campus.
 

gwlam12

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school claims they dont block ports for any individual IP address.

i am wondering, would changing my nic change my ip addresS?