ICQ voice chat problem.

[rdmaloyjr]

I can do im with ICQ without problem. When I try to voice chat with ICQ I'm unable to connect. I shut off PC Tools Firewall Plus & turn on the XP firewall & I'm able to voice chat. What do I have to do to configure PC Tools Firewall Plus for voice chat in ICQ?

[rdmaloyjr]

From ICQ knowledgebase:


What do I need to do so the Voice Chat feature will work behind a firewall?
The ICQ Voice Chat feature is designed to automatically work with most domestic firewalls and routers without any configuration, since most of them allow outgoing UDP packets by default.
However, some firewalls, especially corporate firewalls, are configured to block all outgoing UDP traffic. For the Voice Chat feature to work with such firewalls, they need to be configured to allow outgoing UDP packets from a specific port range; starting from 5190 and up. Chances are that they will find available UDP ports in the 5190-5200 range, therefore it is recommended to enable outgoing UDP packets in this range. The wider the port range, the greater the chance that the Voice Chat feature will work behind the firewall.
Note that port-forwarding (static port mapping) is not generally required. However, some types of personal routers may require setting of static mapping of these local ports.


How do I do this?

[Roadkill]

As for the PC Tools firewall, It sounds as though you need to create a rule to allow UDP communications in the range of 5190 - 5200. Try this and see if it helps. See screenshots:

Or you could try unblocking the UDP rule shown in the last screenshot.