Connection problems

i hava msn and aim for instant messeging, set them both to automatically sign in when windows starts.
every time i turn my computer on, they sign on and then disconnect after a few seconds for some reason. Anybody know how to solve that problem?

another question, every time i try to send a file through aim, it just shows a messege saying that whoever i’m sending the file to is not a secure user, then i lose my connection too even though i have dsl. what’s happening? Replies much appreciated, thanks.

I have avast, win xp sp2, netveda firewall.

Your firewall must be the key to your problem. Make sure you allow these IM’s to have full connections to the internet. This problem might also be happening because of thier servers.

I’m curious on why you quoted me. ???