Old Airport - MacBookPro HELP pls.

Hi,

maybe you can help...how do I configure (Firewall, Ports etc.) my old Airport Base Station do log into SL.

After the update it wont work anymore. ; (
Here is the reply from Linden...

Thanks for your inquiry.

This issue is most often related to a firewall that needs ports opened.
The ports that need to be opened are 12020 - 13050. If that range seems
to be large, you can limit it to 12020 - 12050 and 13000 - 13050.

The best solution is to allow full connections to the entire Second
Life server farm. Each server has its own IP address, and Second Life
owns the entire 69.25.104.*, 69.25.105.*, 66.150.244.* and 66.150.245.*
IP ranges in order to add more servers in the future, so your best bet
is opening 69.25.104.0- 69.25.104.255 and 66.150.244.0 - 66.150.245.255
for future compatibility.

However, with some applications, you need to open the firewall
administration and allow full access to the Second Life application.

Also, some firewalls will try to bring up a pop-up to ask you if you
want to allow access. This will happen after each update. If you are
running full-screen, the pop-up may not come up, and the firewall, at
the same time, won't allow the program to go any further. In some
cases, this can cause computer lock-ups.

I would recommend running SL in windowed mode the first time it's run
after each update. This will allow the pop-up to come up, so you can
tell the firewall to grant access to SL, and avoid the lock-up problem.

PLEASE SOME NICE PERSON TO RESPOND...
My Internet Connection is via Telekom, Germany


Many Thanks

Dee

I'm sorry but I suspect...Linden lab support fill you with crap. before 1.14-1.15 everything was ok..NOW they has changed theire viewer and things dont work anymore..Can't be your router..suddenly has changed..its the Linden sofware thats not working anymore.

I've tried to open all kind of ports ..and ofcurse nothing happends..They have a weekend party..and..dont give a shit about Mac users...we have even been spoken of as the " less attractive no paying users from europe...."

As a U.S. Mac User with a pretty poor internet connection, I've had many of the same problems since I joined SL. Here are my thoughts..
Firewalls and routers are, I suspect, the #1 problem for SL users. Most users do NOT have their routers set right, mostly because the older ones, especially, are DIFFICULT to setup.

Try these steps:

1. Make SURE the software based firewall is OFF. (System Preferences / Sharing / Firewall / Firewall Off )

2. Test by using a WIRED connection instead of wireless with the same computer. Use a regular ethernet cable. If it works, then you know its the WIRELESS portion of your router. (note that wireless is NOT recommended by the Lindens)

3. Read: http://secondlife.com/knowledgebase/article.php?id=029

With your router, open BOTH UDP and TCP ports inbound and outbound for all Ports mentioned in the knowledgebase article. Add the full set of allowed IP addresses to ensure that the Lindens can talk to your Mac.
See if that helps.

I wish I could be more helpful, but I'm just not familiar with how that particular router's configuration is setup.