AniDB

After loading AOM and entering my usernam/password information, it never will connect. I have the latest version. This is the log after signing on:

[9/29/2005 5:34:29 PM] - Creating cache...
[9/29/2005 5:34:30 PM] - Cache created after 562 milliseconds.
[9/29/2005 5:34:30 PM] - Loading genre data...
[9/29/2005 5:34:30 PM] - Genre data loaded after 0 milliseconds.
[9/29/2005 5:34:30 PM] - Loading group data...
[9/29/2005 5:34:30 PM] - Group data loaded after 0 milliseconds.
[9/29/2005 5:34:30 PM] - Loading anime data...
[9/29/2005 5:34:30 PM] - Anime data loaded after 0 milliseconds.
[9/29/2005 5:34:30 PM] - Loading title data...
[9/29/2005 5:34:30 PM] - Title data loaded after 0 milliseconds.
[9/29/2005 5:34:30 PM] - Loading anime<->genre relations...
[9/29/2005 5:34:30 PM] - Anime<->genre relations loaded after 0 milliseconds.
[9/29/2005 5:34:30 PM] - Loading anime<->anime relations...
[9/29/2005 5:34:30 PM] - Anime<->anime relations loaded after 0 milliseconds.
[9/29/2005 5:34:30 PM] - Loading review data...
[9/29/2005 5:34:30 PM] - Review data loaded after 0 milliseconds.
[9/29/2005 5:34:30 PM] - Loading episode data...
[9/29/2005 5:34:30 PM] - Episode data loaded after 0 milliseconds.
[9/29/2005 5:34:30 PM] - Loading file data...
[9/29/2005 5:34:30 PM] - File data loaded after 0 milliseconds.
[9/29/2005 5:34:30 PM] - Loading mylist data...
[9/29/2005 5:34:30 PM] - Mylist data loaded after 0 milliseconds.
[9/29/2005 5:34:30 PM] - Loading local file hashes...
[9/29/2005 5:34:30 PM] - Done loading local file hashes after 0 milliseconds.
[9/29/2005 5:34:30 PM] - Loading local files...
[9/29/2005 5:34:30 PM] - Done loading local files after 93 milliseconds.
[9/29/2005 5:34:30 PM] - Trying to connect to AniDB...
[9/29/2005 5:34:40 PM] ! Connection timed out, scheduling a retry within 2 minutes...


I have a router, but was told that it shouldn't matter as it uses the same ports as Internet Explorer. I did change the ports and opened them in my hardware firewall anyway, but still a no go.

Any suggestions?

AoM uses port 9000, nowhere has it been stated it uses the same ports as IE, it uses the same SETTINGS as IE. Aka, if you have IE configured to be able to access port 9000 through some firewall script it'll work.

So in short, you need to be able to access api.anidb.info via port 9000 to be able to connect.

Thanks. Everything works fine now. I was told in the IRC chat that it "uses the same port as IE." Nice tool by the way. It's just what I have been looking for.