SP2 Firewall and Windows Messenger

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I am beginning to use Group Policy to manage SP2 firewall settings for
several of my customers with W2K AD Domains. I had been focusing on
compatibility with Symantec AV, but it looks like I broke Windows Messenger.
The users connect to an Exchange server on their local network and only chat
internally. What exceptions do I need to create in the SP2 firewall to allow
Windows Messenger to work properly?

Thanks!
Chris Dunbar

 

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Hi Chris,

You simply need to allow Windows Messenger full access to the connection, just restrict it to
the local subnet.
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"Chris Dunbar" <Chris@Dunbar.NET> wrote in message news:BE53370B.A5E%Chris@Dunbar.NET...
>I am beginning to use Group Policy to manage SP2 firewall settings for
> several of my customers with W2K AD Domains. I had been focusing on
> compatibility with Symantec AV, but it looks like I broke Windows Messenger.
> The users connect to an Exchange server on their local network and only chat
> internally. What exceptions do I need to create in the SP2 firewall to allow
> Windows Messenger to work properly?
>
> Thanks!
> Chris Dunbar
>