Hi Andy;
I did the unthinkable and looked at the help file and I think I have a
handle on the problem.  Appreciate your info though.
73!
Rich
----- Original Message -----
From: "andy-m0ceg" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 1:20 AM
Subject: Re: continuing echo link problems


> Hi Rich,  Are you working though a router?  have you got the ports UDP &
> TCP
> open?  if not  go to the Echolink website and find the  help file on using
> a
> router,  read this and it should tell you what the port numbers are,  once
> you have this  then go in to your router and find where you put these
> numbers,  once you have done this you should be able to connect to the
> test
> server if this works for you  then after that you should be able to talk
> to
> anyone else.  I am sorry I cannot be more pacific,  there is also a
> trouble
> shooter that you can download from the website also,  to run this close
> Echolink and then run the program it should find any problems you have
> within Echolink.   I hope this might be of some help to you.
> Regards
> Andrew Shipp
> Located Northampton,
> Northamptonshire England,
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 11:37 PM
> Subject: continuing echo link problems
>
>
>> Hi
>> If anyone has any thoughts concerning my latest echo link problems I'm
>> very
>> interested.  This is getting less like fun and more like annoying.  I
>> uninstalled the original program and downloaded and reinstalled a new
>> program.  I can now read the full list of stations etc via my broad band
>> connection.  This computer is running through a router so my wife can use
>> her lap top.  Unfortunately I can't connect to anything including the
>> test
>> server.  I see the message "connecting" and that is eventually timed out.
>> This is not a fire wall issue.  The first time I timed out, there was an
>> option to see details.  That section seemed to say that I needed to
>> reconfigure my router but they were a bit short on specifics.
>> Unfortunately, that message no longer comes up when I time out.
>> If anyone has any words of wisdom I'd be interested.
>> 73 to all
>> Rich
>>