Remote Assistant

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger (More info?)

Greetings,

Actually it's port 3389 TCP. However, just forwarding the port probably won't work as this
functionality requires Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support in the NAT.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
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"Tman" <tsilver@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:796901c4950e$c7c8e890$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>I am behind a NAT firewall and trying to use remote
> assistant. I read that I should forward port 3398 in my
> router. Should this be set to TCP or UDP? And is this
> the only port forwarded?
>
> Thanks

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger (More info?)

I have a US robotic ADSL modem router, nat translater...
I need to use remote assistance with messenger through my router...

It seems that I am block by my device, what should I do to make it working
nicely as before ?

thanks for your help
regards

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> Actually it's port 3389 TCP. However, just forwarding the port probably won't work as this
> functionality requires Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support in the NAT.
> ____________________________________________
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>
> "Tman" <tsilver@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:796901c4950e$c7c8e890$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >I am behind a NAT firewall and trying to use remote
> > assistant. I read that I should forward port 3398 in my
> > router. Should this be set to TCP or UDP? And is this
> > the only port forwarded?
> >
> > Thanks
>
>
>