If that router has a firewall, login into the router website (http://192.x.xx.x) or something along those #’s and disable the firewall.

right click on “My Computer” on your desktop icon.. go to Properties and it will be under “Computer:”

did people message you while you were idle to see if the message popped up?

I ended up doing a little more research on this and missed that you were using the new AIM BETA.. so i found this

How does the “I’m Away Message” feature work?
If you need to step away from your computer but do not want to sign off, you can let AOL Instant Messenger use the Away message and the Idle message to let other users know you are temporarily not available. Or, if you have set up IM Forwarding, you can choose to have your IMs sent to your mobile device when you are away from your computer.

The Away message feature lets the service automatically respond to buddies who send you messages while you are away from your desk. You can choose a default message, such as “I’m away from my computer right now,” or you can create new messages.

You can also choose to have your Instant Messages sent to a personal mobile device if you have IM Forwarding enabled.

When you are signed on to the service but have not used it in 10 minutes or more, the service changes your status to Idle and turns on your Idle message because of inactivity. The service displays your Idle message when anyone requests information about you and automatically replies with the message to anyone who sends you a message while you are in an Idle state.

It should be in preferences under the “Idle message” category

go to preferences and on the left click the “Idle message” tab and uncheck “When idol respond with:” that should do the trick 🙂

ahh i meant to edit my original post.. didn’t go through.. no it cant

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