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More info?)
Even port forwarding didn't work!
The only way I have got Messenger to work reliably with the Netgear WGR614
v4 is to configure the router so my PC is in the DMZ. Two problems exist
with this :-
1) my PC is now wide open for attack
2) only one PC can be in the DMZ so my other 2 PC's can't use messenger
Back to you Netgear.
"Matt" <mystery@BarrysworldNoLongerWorks.com> wrote in message
news:OED6Tq4CFHA.2156@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Having spent about an hour on the phone to Netgear, I've now concluded
> that the Netgear WGR614 Cable Ethernet Router is not Windows Messenger
> friendly. If anyone else can contradict me, I'd welcome them to show me
> how you got yours working. In the meantime, if anyone out there is
> looking for a Mesenger friendly router, I'd steer well clear of Netgear.
>
> Some of the 'resolutions' I was asked to try by Netgear technical support
> included :-
>
> 1. Change my MTU size to 1400
> 2. Switch off the SPI firewall (whats the point of buying a router with it
> in the first place then!)
> 3. Switch on UPnP and set the broadcast interval to 1min
>
> And the biggest joke of them all :-
>
> 4. Configure a port forwarding rule to allow 1863 to point to one PC (so
> why have I got a router, if not to share a single connection between
> multiple computers!)
>
> Seriously, I'd love it if someone could get this to work or if Netgear
> would fix their firmware to allow Messenger to work properly. I know
> other routers work 100% of the time with Messenger with no configuration
> what-so-ever (Draytek Vigor for example)
>
> I'll post back if I ever get this to work.
>
> Signing out.
> Matt.
>
> PS has anyone got a list of routers that do work with Messenger ?
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@jonathankay.com> wrote in message
> news:unK$VnvCFHA.208@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Actually this is usually related to firmware in the router (I realize
>> you've already upgraded yours Matt) but if you haven't upgraded yours
>> Stijn, I'd suggest you do so (you can find such updates at your router
>> manufacturer's website).
>> ____________________________________________
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
>> Associate Expert
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> Messenger Resources -
http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>
>> "Stijn Arnauts" <stijn.arnauts@pandora.be> wrote in message
>> news:ISQMd.3464$Aj5.291963@phobos.telenet-ops.be...
>>> I'm one of the other people with the problem, and I too am connected
>>> through a router. So that could indeed have something to do with it.
>>> Stijn Arnauts
>>>
>>> "Matt" <mystery@BarrysworldNoLongerWorks.com> schreef in bericht
>>> news:ei0C$eiCFHA.1432@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>> I've just found something interesting. i removed the Netgear router
>>>> and connected my PC directly to the cable modem. Guess what, no
>>>> Messenger drop out !! Its been working fine now for over an hour. I'm
>>>> remaining logged in and other people can see me. When I plugged the
>>>> router back in, it started to go wrong again.
>>>>
>>>> So it would seem that some routers have problems with Messenger. Why
>>>> or how, I don't know. I'm running a main-stream router from a
>>>> reputable manufacturer and on the latest firmware revision. And it
>>>> doesn't work.
>>>>
>>>> If anyone's got any ideas, please drop me a line (before anyone
>>>> mentions it, I have already dropped my MTU to 1400)
>>>>
>>>> Matt.
>>>>
>>>> "Matt" <mystery@BarrysworldNoLongerWorks.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:OY6NS4fCFHA.1188@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>>>I should have mentioned that I'm behind a Netgear WGR614 v4 Cable
>>>>>router with their latest firmware. I've enabled UPnP just in case it
>>>>>helps, but it didnt'! I've also got another PC on the lan with the
>>>>>laptop attached to it and I've tried running Messenger on that machine
>>>>>as well with the same passport (not at the same time though). Guess
>>>>>what, I get the same problem ! Does this point to a problem with the
>>>>>Router, cable provider or Microsoft? How do I find out ?
>>>>>
>>>>> "Matt" <mystery@BarrysworldNoLongerWorks.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:O2oQj0fCFHA.444@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> I've been through the newsgroups and can see lots of people with this
>>>>>> problem. I'd really appreciate it if someone can lend me a hand.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've just purchased a brand new Dell laptop with Win XP SP2 (with
>>>>>> Messenger 5.1) and McAfee firewall/av/anti-spam. After I told the
>>>>>> firewall to 'allow all' for the Messenger program, I was able to log
>>>>>> into the Messenger service with no problems.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> However, I've noticed that if I leave Messenger running in the
>>>>>> background for about 5 minutes and then try to send an IM to one of
>>>>>> my contacts, I'll get the IM window open only to see that in the main
>>>>>> Messenger Window I've been logged out of the system! I've tested
>>>>>> this many times and its always the same; leave it for 5 mins, then
>>>>>> try to send a message and wham, logged out.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> To compound the issue, if I don't try to send a message to anyone,
>>>>>> even though the main Messenger window says that I'm logged in, in
>>>>>> reality I'm not and no one can send me messages. Its not until I try
>>>>>> to IM someone in the online list that it bumps me out and gets me to
>>>>>> log in again.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've not got any bandwidth issues (Cable 1500/256) and I've tried it
>>>>>> with/without firewall being active. I can replicate this problem
>>>>>> every time so it's not a sporadic issue. I've
>>>>>> uninstalled/reinstalled but no good. I've even tried earlier versions
>>>>>> of Messenger.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Help sincerely appreciated.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Matt
>>>>>>
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