On Sun, 4 Apr 2004 22:29:51 +0900, "Elbow"
<tokyoelbowNOSPAM@totalise.co.uk> brought down from the Mount tablets
inscribed:

>I only have a router, no modem, its just 1 white box they sent me,
>plug the phone line into it and the adsl cable

Sounds like a modem to me.
>
>I cant send email or recieve it, but I can send mail to this group which is
>odd.
>I use Direct Connect (p2p) and I can only get files in pasive mode, so
>someone suggested I need to 'forward the ports'  hence the big thing about
>an English translation or something.

If it's just a modem (which it appears to be) then set the ports in
the properties tab of your network connection (in the control panel
thingy).




--

Michael Cash

"I am sorry, Mr. Cash, but we are unable to accept your rap sheet in lieu of
a high school transcript."

                                Dr. Howard Sprague
                                Dean of Admissions
                                Mount Pilot College