AbarceoNo, I did not say or indicate that your modem is not a problem.

I'll explain, your modem, like mine, has a built in NAT firewall which is difficult to turn off, you can only use command-line commands.

Also, the UPnP implementation in the Thomson-Speedtouch modems don't seem to work with the LW implementation, so the only choice you have is to "Port Forward" your modem.

Now, it took me about two or so months before I could get "Port Forwarding" to work and even then I only succeeded because a forum member from Australia sent me the instructions. Unfortunately, at the moment I am at work and the forum member concerned is on holiday. However, if you want to know how to exactly port forward your modem let me know and I will send you the instructions over the weekend.

As for direct connections, I am not sure that you can direct connect with a Thomson-Speedtouch modem, especially as UPnP does not work the way it should. Hence, my advice to contact the technical helpdesk and find out from them whether or not it is possible.

Finally, most anti-virus apps do not have firewalls installed so there will not be a way to let LW through but some have an anti-worm feature that may block LW, if your AV does have this feature then temporarily turn it off.



UK Bob