no outbound email after networking

[KParker]

After getting some help from a friend with setting up a network between two computers, I can still receive email but find I can't send any outbound email. I have Verizon DSL, am using a Linksys wireless-G access point along with a Linksys DSL router. First computer has WinXP, and the other has Win98 SE. I am getting this message when trying to send:
Your server has unexpectedly terminated the connection. Possible causes for this include server problems, network problems, or a long period of inactivity. Subject 'email', Account: 'Verizon', Server: 'outgoing.verizon.net', Protocol: SMTP, Port: 25, Secure(SSL): No, Socket Error: 10053, Error Number: 0x800CCC0F
I have checked the in/outgoing settings, the ID/password, unchecked the WinXP fiewall settings. I know I'm missing something, but don't know where else to look. Does anyone have any ideas on this one? Thanks.

Kathy

[KParker]

I forgot to mention that I am using OE 6. I can also send a message to myself, but no one else.

[KParker]

What a pain! But I finally found the problem. It was a setting on the Linksys router. The Microsoft article 329918 had the fix.
Linksys router BEFSR41 (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;329918)

[glc]

For the record, what did you change the MTU to? I believe the Linksys defaults to 1492.

[KParker]

For this partcular model (BEFSR41), the default was the MTU was diabled and set to zero. I had to enable it and set the value to 1492.