aim file transfer

if both people using aim have a router, they can't seem to share files. is there a way to open ports on your router to be able to share with people that have routers? or do both parties have to configure the router. i have tried opening ports 4443 and 5190-5193, but to no avail. i have even set my computer to the dmz host, but still no luck. i can send files over aim to people without a router, but none with one. so can i assume both people have to open the ports on their router? thanks!


i know that aim has a beta version with the fix for this, but i dont want to get a beta version of aim.

I have the same problem. Someone, please answer the question if you can!

Hmm that's wierd. I'm behind a Linksys and I've shared files before. Hell, just the other day I sent PincyCM a whole CD encoded at 320kbps. I know for a fact I didn't do any tweaking, but I'm not sure if he did:confused:

Have you upgraded to the latest version of AIM, they have made it a lot easier to connect in the newer version. I'd say 5.0+

From what i hear people with same routers are able to transfer files. Just the other day i sent a file to my brother and we both had same router and it worked but when i tried to send it to my cousin that had a netlink router it showed that %user was behind a firewall diffrent from yours. . .
Well that was what i noticed.

i have 5.2.3292 and so does he, maybe it is because we are behind different routers...i dont know...does anyone know when the final version of aim will come out that has this fixed? i havent tried the beta for it yet.