voice conversation

[lasse]

hi ! id like to know what ports and protocols should i
allow through my firewall in order to be able to maintain
a voice conversation with windows messenger and MSN.

thanks in advance, lasse

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Lasse,

The ports used for voice/video are 5004 through 65535 UDP. However, if you're behind a
router, simply opening ports will most likely not do anything, this information is only
useful if you're using a firewall (ZoneAlarm, Norton, etc.).
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Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"lasse" > wrote in message ...
> hi ! id like to know what ports and protocols should i
> allow through my firewall in order to be able to maintain
> a voice conversation with windows messenger and MSN.
>
> thanks in advance, lasse