Filetransfer and firewall

[FrankM]

I'm trying to get the filetransfer from messenger working
in the following configuration:

PC 1 - connected to the internet, with XP firewall and
internet connection sharing: after configuring the
firewall, I can use filetransfer. (windows XP)

PC 2 - connected to the internet via PC 1: here I cannot
use filetransfer from messenger. (windows 98)

On both PC's I use messenger 5.

Any idea how to get things working?
...

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Frank,

This should work, because the Windows XP Internet Connection Sharing supports Universal Plug
and Play (UPnP), which MSN Messenger 5 can use to get through ICS (NATs). You might just try
turning off the XP firewall to see if that has any effect.
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Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"FrankM" > wrote in message
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> I'm trying to get the filetransfer from messenger working
> in the following configuration:
>
> PC 1 - connected to the internet, with XP firewall and
> internet connection sharing: after configuring the
> firewall, I can use filetransfer. (windows XP)
>
> PC 2 - connected to the internet via PC 1: here I cannot
> use filetransfer from messenger. (windows 98)
>
> On both PC's I use messenger 5.
>
> Any idea how to get things working?
> ..
>
>
>