MSN Messenger file transferring

[Aaron.P]

When i try to send a file to my friend who is behind a=20
router it says:
You have failed to receive file "test.txt"=20
from .=BA=BA=A4=A5=BB=A7?=EBv=E8=F1=A4=A5=BB=BA=BA..

or if im sending the file:
We could not send this file because the connection is=20
blocked. Please contact your network administrator or=20
Internet service provider; they may be able to enable=20
file transfers.

Help me pls!

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Aaron,

In theory his router should have no problem, since when you send a file, the person receiving
actually connects to you and downloads the file. Are you using a router on your side? If
so, depending on what router it is (and what firmware version it's using), it may be
attempting to process the file transfer request (and obviously not doing a very good job).
Generally speaking, if you want reliable Messenger file transfers at this point (newer
versions of Messenger in the near future will address this better), you should be using a
router that supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP), and using MSN Messenger 5 (which is the
only Messenger with UPnP enabled file transfer currently).

Of course, your contacts' router may have something to do with it (wouldn't discount
anything), he may want to try upgrading his firmware just to see if that corrects the issue.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com


"Aaron.P" > wrote in message
...
When i try to send a file to my friend who is behind a
router it says:
You have failed to receive file "test.txt"
from .ºº¤¥»§?ëvèñ¤¥»ºº..

or if im sending the file:
We could not send this file because the connection is
blocked. Please contact your network administrator or
Internet service provider; they may be able to enable
file transfers.

Help me pls!