Windows Messenger - NAT - Firewall issues

[Carey]

YAH, netgear has now released a UPnP capable firmware
upgrade. Users should note that i could NOT get windows
messenger to work properly. I downloaded MSN Messenger
and all is working fine.


>-----Original Message-----
>I have a Netgear MR814 router with a built in firewall,
>am having trouble getting voice and video to work from
>inside my network. The router has the latest firmware
>which now includes UPnP support. By default it is set
to
>a 30 minute advertistement window with a 4 hop time to
>live. I always want to initiate the voice or video from
>my computer, not accept when initiated from the outside.
>When i try to initiate a voice or video connection from
>my Windows XP pro system it says "connecting to
>*usernames* computer" hangs there for about 30 seconds
>and then fails. I am trying to avoid at all costs
>placing my system into the DMZ as it basically negates
>the firewall. Is there a current list of ports that
must
>be opened even if the call is initiated from inside the
>firewall? Thank you for any help i can get
>Carey
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