msnews.microsoft.com
December 5th 03, 02:25 PM
I have a home network behind a Linksys BEFSX41 that has the latest firmware
1.44 downloaded and installed and upnp enabled. It is a cable internet
connection. Our computers are configured with static IP addresses (in order
to allow access with VNC from my work)
My computer is running Windows XP Home with MSN Messenger 5.0 and my wife's
computer is running Windows 2000 Pro with MSN Messenger 5.0
We can instant message each other but have not been able to send a
file/voice/etc. We both have been able to send and receive files with a
friend outside of our network so I suspect it might be something with the
router. When I try to send her a file I get a message back saying that the
connection is blocked. The router is the only firewall running. Is
Messenger trying to go outside our LAN and come back in? I thought it
should be smart enough to realize that we are both behind the same router
and go directly to it.
When I initially installed the Linksys router I could see it under the
Network connections on my XP computer but since I installed the firmware
upgrade it does not show up anymore. I am not sure which way it should be
but it does seem odd.
The router does have upnp but will that only work with an XP computer? Will
the upnp work with a Win2K computer? If not, would it work if I forwarded
the appropriate ports to my wife's computer and let my computer try to get
through via the upnp?
I saw someone suggest that one computer be put into the DMZ but I don't
think I really want to do that. I am hoping there is a safer way to get
this working.
I'm not sure if this helps at all but I was looking at the system log of the
Linksys after I initiate a file transfer and I got a message like this ICMP
from x.x.x.x to y.y.y.y IP Spoofing detected where the y.y.y.y part is my
external ip address and the x.x.x.x seems to point to within my ISP
Any help would be appreciated
Richard Speiss
1.44 downloaded and installed and upnp enabled. It is a cable internet
connection. Our computers are configured with static IP addresses (in order
to allow access with VNC from my work)
My computer is running Windows XP Home with MSN Messenger 5.0 and my wife's
computer is running Windows 2000 Pro with MSN Messenger 5.0
We can instant message each other but have not been able to send a
file/voice/etc. We both have been able to send and receive files with a
friend outside of our network so I suspect it might be something with the
router. When I try to send her a file I get a message back saying that the
connection is blocked. The router is the only firewall running. Is
Messenger trying to go outside our LAN and come back in? I thought it
should be smart enough to realize that we are both behind the same router
and go directly to it.
When I initially installed the Linksys router I could see it under the
Network connections on my XP computer but since I installed the firmware
upgrade it does not show up anymore. I am not sure which way it should be
but it does seem odd.
The router does have upnp but will that only work with an XP computer? Will
the upnp work with a Win2K computer? If not, would it work if I forwarded
the appropriate ports to my wife's computer and let my computer try to get
through via the upnp?
I saw someone suggest that one computer be put into the DMZ but I don't
think I really want to do that. I am hoping there is a safer way to get
this working.
I'm not sure if this helps at all but I was looking at the system log of the
Linksys after I initiate a file transfer and I got a message like this ICMP
from x.x.x.x to y.y.y.y IP Spoofing detected where the y.y.y.y part is my
external ip address and the x.x.x.x seems to point to within my ISP
Any help would be appreciated
Richard Speiss