Configuring BEFSR41 (linksys) to work with MSN?

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MSN support section. This newsgroup supports Microsoft's Broadband
Networking hardware and software.
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"cam" <cameron.barnett@blueskytalk.net> wrote in message
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> i have looked at many webpages already in a search for the
> answer to my problem and have narrowed the possible causes
> of my problem to either my network card or my router,
> without any luck and therefore have come to you.
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> Here is the problem;
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> I currently have a BEFSR41 DSL Router with the latest
> Firmware instlled.
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> The http connection appears to be less break occationally
> for a moment but not that this causes any major problem as
> the connection for http remains nearly constant.
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> The problem that I notice the most is that when I use MSN
> version 6.2 the connection works for a half a minuete or
> so and then is broken causing me to be logged out of MSN.
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> I am using Win 2000 pro.
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> I have a cable connection of 2MB with a dedicated cable
> modem serving the router.
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> How can I configure the router to allow a MSN Instant
> Messenger traffic?
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> thanks,
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