voice doesn't work with ICF and Win Msngr ?

[JW]

Is it true, that nobody can get voice to work, using ICF
and Windows Messenger ? Is it true that, the only way to get voice to work
with Windows Messenger is by shutting down ICF ? If
somebody somehow got this to work, what magic did you perform to get this to
work, without shutting down ICF ? I have never gotten
voice to work with ICF and Windows Messenger, but have not stopped
scratching my head. ( I am not using a router. I set up the mic and
speakers using the Wizard. I am not willing to shut down my firewall, and
fling open my system to every infection on the wild wild web.)

I also noticed that 3 different people posted the same problem on July 9,
July 10, and July 11, and nobody was able to come up with any substantive
response (something more than sarcasm).

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings JW,

Actually the ICF works great with Windows Messenger; the ports will automatically be opened
by way of the UPnP support in the ICF.

However, this will only work when you're in an account with administrator privileges; limited
users cannot open ports on the firewall and therefore it won't work.

There have also been more than once instance where this capability stops working and various
ways to "reset". The best thing to do however if it's not working is to wait for the Service
Pack 2 release of Windows XP in the next few weeks which introduces a new firewall where a
lot of Messenger issues have been corrected (for instance, no more configuration required for
file transfer).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.


"JW" > wrote in message
...
> Is it true, that nobody can get voice to work, using ICF
> and Windows Messenger ? Is it true that, the only way to get voice to work
> with Windows Messenger is by shutting down ICF ? If
> somebody somehow got this to work, what magic did you perform to get this to
> work, without shutting down ICF ? I have never gotten
> voice to work with ICF and Windows Messenger, but have not stopped
> scratching my head. ( I am not using a router. I set up the mic and
> speakers using the Wizard. I am not willing to shut down my firewall, and
> fling open my system to every infection on the wild wild web.)
>
> I also noticed that 3 different people posted the same problem on July 9,
> July 10, and July 11, and nobody was able to come up with any substantive
> response (something more than sarcasm).
>
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings JW,

Actually the ICF works great with Windows Messenger; the ports will automatically be opened
by way of the UPnP support in the ICF.

However, this will only work when you're in an account with administrator privileges; limited
users cannot open ports on the firewall and therefore it won't work.

There have also been more than once instance where this capability stops working and various
ways to "reset". The best thing to do however if it's not working is to wait for the Service
Pack 2 release of Windows XP in the next few weeks which introduces a new firewall where a
lot of Messenger issues have been corrected (for instance, no more configuration required for
file transfer).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.


"JW" > wrote in message
...
> Is it true, that nobody can get voice to work, using ICF
> and Windows Messenger ? Is it true that, the only way to get voice to work
> with Windows Messenger is by shutting down ICF ? If
> somebody somehow got this to work, what magic did you perform to get this to
> work, without shutting down ICF ? I have never gotten
> voice to work with ICF and Windows Messenger, but have not stopped
> scratching my head. ( I am not using a router. I set up the mic and
> speakers using the Wizard. I am not willing to shut down my firewall, and
> fling open my system to every infection on the wild wild web.)
>
> I also noticed that 3 different people posted the same problem on July 9,
> July 10, and July 11, and nobody was able to come up with any substantive
> response (something more than sarcasm).
>
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings JW,

Actually the ICF works great with Windows Messenger; the ports will automatically be opened
by way of the UPnP support in the ICF.

However, this will only work when you're in an account with administrator privileges; limited
users cannot open ports on the firewall and therefore it won't work.

There have also been more than once instance where this capability stops working and various
ways to "reset". The best thing to do however if it's not working is to wait for the Service
Pack 2 release of Windows XP in the next few weeks which introduces a new firewall where a
lot of Messenger issues have been corrected (for instance, no more configuration required for
file transfer).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.


"JW" > wrote in message
...
> Is it true, that nobody can get voice to work, using ICF
> and Windows Messenger ? Is it true that, the only way to get voice to work
> with Windows Messenger is by shutting down ICF ? If
> somebody somehow got this to work, what magic did you perform to get this to
> work, without shutting down ICF ? I have never gotten
> voice to work with ICF and Windows Messenger, but have not stopped
> scratching my head. ( I am not using a router. I set up the mic and
> speakers using the Wizard. I am not willing to shut down my firewall, and
> fling open my system to every infection on the wild wild web.)
>
> I also noticed that 3 different people posted the same problem on July 9,
> July 10, and July 11, and nobody was able to come up with any substantive
> response (something more than sarcasm).
>
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings JW,

Actually the ICF works great with Windows Messenger; the ports will automatically be opened
by way of the UPnP support in the ICF.

However, this will only work when you're in an account with administrator privileges; limited
users cannot open ports on the firewall and therefore it won't work.

There have also been more than once instance where this capability stops working and various
ways to "reset". The best thing to do however if it's not working is to wait for the Service
Pack 2 release of Windows XP in the next few weeks which introduces a new firewall where a
lot of Messenger issues have been corrected (for instance, no more configuration required for
file transfer).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.


"JW" > wrote in message
...
> Is it true, that nobody can get voice to work, using ICF
> and Windows Messenger ? Is it true that, the only way to get voice to work
> with Windows Messenger is by shutting down ICF ? If
> somebody somehow got this to work, what magic did you perform to get this to
> work, without shutting down ICF ? I have never gotten
> voice to work with ICF and Windows Messenger, but have not stopped
> scratching my head. ( I am not using a router. I set up the mic and
> speakers using the Wizard. I am not willing to shut down my firewall, and
> fling open my system to every infection on the wild wild web.)
>
> I also noticed that 3 different people posted the same problem on July 9,
> July 10, and July 11, and nobody was able to come up with any substantive
> response (something more than sarcasm).
>
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings JW,

Actually the ICF works great with Windows Messenger; the ports will automatically be opened
by way of the UPnP support in the ICF.

However, this will only work when you're in an account with administrator privileges; limited
users cannot open ports on the firewall and therefore it won't work.

There have also been more than once instance where this capability stops working and various
ways to "reset". The best thing to do however if it's not working is to wait for the Service
Pack 2 release of Windows XP in the next few weeks which introduces a new firewall where a
lot of Messenger issues have been corrected (for instance, no more configuration required for
file transfer).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.


"JW" > wrote in message
...
> Is it true, that nobody can get voice to work, using ICF
> and Windows Messenger ? Is it true that, the only way to get voice to work
> with Windows Messenger is by shutting down ICF ? If
> somebody somehow got this to work, what magic did you perform to get this to
> work, without shutting down ICF ? I have never gotten
> voice to work with ICF and Windows Messenger, but have not stopped
> scratching my head. ( I am not using a router. I set up the mic and
> speakers using the Wizard. I am not willing to shut down my firewall, and
> fling open my system to every infection on the wild wild web.)
>
> I also noticed that 3 different people posted the same problem on July 9,
> July 10, and July 11, and nobody was able to come up with any substantive
> response (something more than sarcasm).
>
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings JW,

Actually the ICF works great with Windows Messenger; the ports will automatically be opened
by way of the UPnP support in the ICF.

However, this will only work when you're in an account with administrator privileges; limited
users cannot open ports on the firewall and therefore it won't work.

There have also been more than once instance where this capability stops working and various
ways to "reset". The best thing to do however if it's not working is to wait for the Service
Pack 2 release of Windows XP in the next few weeks which introduces a new firewall where a
lot of Messenger issues have been corrected (for instance, no more configuration required for
file transfer).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.


"JW" > wrote in message
...
> Is it true, that nobody can get voice to work, using ICF
> and Windows Messenger ? Is it true that, the only way to get voice to work
> with Windows Messenger is by shutting down ICF ? If
> somebody somehow got this to work, what magic did you perform to get this to
> work, without shutting down ICF ? I have never gotten
> voice to work with ICF and Windows Messenger, but have not stopped
> scratching my head. ( I am not using a router. I set up the mic and
> speakers using the Wizard. I am not willing to shut down my firewall, and
> fling open my system to every infection on the wild wild web.)
>
> I also noticed that 3 different people posted the same problem on July 9,
> July 10, and July 11, and nobody was able to come up with any substantive
> response (something more than sarcasm).
>
>

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings JW,

Actually the ICF works great with Windows Messenger; the ports will automatically be opened
by way of the UPnP support in the ICF.

However, this will only work when you're in an account with administrator privileges; limited
users cannot open ports on the firewall and therefore it won't work.

There have also been more than once instance where this capability stops working and various
ways to "reset". The best thing to do however if it's not working is to wait for the Service
Pack 2 release of Windows XP in the next few weeks which introduces a new firewall where a
lot of Messenger issues have been corrected (for instance, no more configuration required for
file transfer).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.


"JW" > wrote in message
...
> Is it true, that nobody can get voice to work, using ICF
> and Windows Messenger ? Is it true that, the only way to get voice to work
> with Windows Messenger is by shutting down ICF ? If
> somebody somehow got this to work, what magic did you perform to get this to
> work, without shutting down ICF ? I have never gotten
> voice to work with ICF and Windows Messenger, but have not stopped
> scratching my head. ( I am not using a router. I set up the mic and
> speakers using the Wizard. I am not willing to shut down my firewall, and
> fling open my system to every infection on the wild wild web.)
>
> I also noticed that 3 different people posted the same problem on July 9,
> July 10, and July 11, and nobody was able to come up with any substantive
> response (something more than sarcasm).
>
>