Linksys Router and Screen Sharing Problems

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Linksys Router and Screen Sharing Problems

Hello,

I know that problems with Linksys routers and ichat video/screen sharing have been covered here and there in this forum, but I couldn't find a definitive answer.

If I can connect find on a LAN between two Macs, but then get a connection error when attempting screen sharing/video over the internet, what settings should I change on the Linksys?

Thanks in advance.

Macbook Mid-2007 Rev., Mac OS X (10.5.4)

Posted on Jul 23, 2008 7:40 PM

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Jul 24, 2008 1:34 PM in response to Onegin

Ideally the Linksys should be doing UPnP found in the Administration tab.
Also in Security the Block to Anonymous pings should be Off as should the firewall itself.

9:34 PM Thursday; July 24, 2008

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Jul 24, 2008 3:55 PM in response to Ralph-Johns-UK

Will this significantly decrease the safety of my Mac?

Is the firewall of OSX ok by itself?

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Jul 25, 2008 12:24 PM in response to Onegin

The Linksys Firewall is normally Off by default.

There are those that try Pinging IP addresses for various reasons.
A Malformed Ping (Ping of Death) can bring down your connection.
To a certain extent this does then become a question of whether you are a big enough target or if someone discovers your IP and tries to do anything about it.

Most will be looking for access to Windows computers so your Mac it that sense will protect itself.

In about 6 years on Broadband with a Constant On Connection none of the modems I have had have reported a a Ping attack and I have had thousands of contacts with people via iChat some of which will have my IP in their Logs.

Significant Decrease ? No

8:24 PM Friday; July 25, 2008

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