Messenger appears connected, but really it's not

[Steven]

Bob,

I'm not sure of the difference between MSN Messenger and
Windows Messenger (my inclination is that other than
perhaps their interface, they are the same), but I do know
that I have the same problem when connected via LAN and
via modem on the same computer. This would lead me to
believe that this is not related to particular routers or
networking equipment.

Does anyone have any ideas? I have seen others post with
similar problems but with no replies.

>-----Original Message-----
>I have the identical problem. The situation may have
>started when I recently changed routers. I found some
info
>at the D-Link site (my router brand) but it seems to be
in
>reference to MSN Messenger, not Windows Messenger. Is
>there a difference?
>.
>