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March 30th 03, 10:14 AM
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Unable to receive/send files
Each time I attempt to send/receive files thru messenger a couple of minutes
into the transfer I get cut off saying " error due to firewall or connection blocked" or something like that. I'm running XP Home, Nortons Firewall 2003 and have a Lynksys router. MY XP firewall is turned off, my firewall has enabled full rights to messenger (send/receive) and 99% of the people receiving and sending me files don't have firewalls installed. What do I do? I've read numerous posts about NAT routers, presuming this is the problem, how do I fix it or work around it? 
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March 30th 03, 02:58 PM
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Greetings Frank,
If you haven't upgraded your routers firmware, your Linksys router is probably using its built-in Messenger file transfer support, which is known for these problems. To fix this, upgrade to the latest version of your Linksys routers firmware (assuming its a popular model, the version will be 1.44.2) at http://www.linksys.com/download. Then, after the new firmware is installed, open up the router configuration, go to the Password tab, and turn the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) toggle on. Then, install MSN Messenger 5: http://messenger.msn.com/download/do....asp?client=1. After MSN Messenger 5 is installed and running, you should be able to send files without an issue. Be aware that you will need to set MSN Messenger 5 up in the Norton Firewall (under the programs allowed to access the internet, choose Permit All). ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Windows MVP, Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Frank" wrote in message ... Each time I attempt to send/receive files thru messenger a couple of minutes into the transfer I get cut off saying " error due to firewall or connection blocked" or something like that. I'm running XP Home, Nortons Firewall 2003 and have a Lynksys router. MY XP firewall is turned off, my firewall has enabled full rights to messenger (send/receive) and 99% of the people receiving and sending me files don't have firewalls installed. What do I do? I've read numerous posts about NAT routers, presuming this is the problem, how do I fix it or work around it?
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March 30th 03, 03:18 PM
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Unable to receive/send files
Hi Jonathan, I have Linksys befsr81 and just updated the firmware today to
it's latest version (mine was the version prior to this one) but i already had MSN 5 messenger installed prior to the upgrade. Will this create a problem? "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in message ... Greetings Frank, If you haven't upgraded your routers firmware, your Linksys router is probably using its built-in Messenger file transfer support, which is known for these problems. To fix this, upgrade to the latest version of your Linksys routers firmware (assuming its a popular model, the version will be 1.44.2) at http://www.linksys.com/download. Then, after the new firmware is installed, open up the router configuration, go to the Password tab, and turn the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) toggle on. Then, install MSN Messenger 5: http://messenger.msn.com/download/do....asp?client=1. After MSN Messenger 5 is installed and running, you should be able to send files without an issue. Be aware that you will need to set MSN Messenger 5 up in the Norton Firewall (under the programs allowed to access the internet, choose Permit All). ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Windows MVP, Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Frank" wrote in message ... Each time I attempt to send/receive files thru messenger a couple of minutes into the transfer I get cut off saying " error due to firewall or connection blocked" or something like that. I'm running XP Home, Nortons Firewall 2003 and have a Lynksys router. MY XP firewall is turned off, my firewall has enabled full rights to messenger (send/receive) and 99% of the people receiving and sending me files don't have firewalls installed. What do I do? I've read numerous posts about NAT routers, presuming this is the problem, how do I fix it or work around it?
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March 30th 03, 06:43 PM
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Unable to receive/send files
Hi Frank,
No -- MSN Messenger 5 can installed at any time (the order isn't important). ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Windows MVP, Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Frank" wrote in message ... Hi Jonathan, I have Linksys befsr81 and just updated the firmware today to it's latest version (mine was the version prior to this one) but i already had MSN 5 messenger installed prior to the upgrade. Will this create a problem? "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote in message ... Greetings Frank, If you haven't upgraded your routers firmware, your Linksys router is probably using its built-in Messenger file transfer support, which is known for these problems. To fix this, upgrade to the latest version of your Linksys routers firmware (assuming its a popular model, the version will be 1.44.2) at http://www.linksys.com/download. Then, after the new firmware is installed, open up the router configuration, go to the Password tab, and turn the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) toggle on. Then, install MSN Messenger 5: http://messenger.msn.com/download/do....asp?client=1. After MSN Messenger 5 is installed and running, you should be able to send files without an issue. Be aware that you will need to set MSN Messenger 5 up in the Norton Firewall (under the programs allowed to access the internet, choose Permit All). ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Windows MVP, Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com "Frank" wrote in message ... Each time I attempt to send/receive files thru messenger a couple of minutes into the transfer I get cut off saying " error due to firewall or connection blocked" or something like that. I'm running XP Home, Nortons Firewall 2003 and have a Lynksys router. MY XP firewall is turned off, my firewall has enabled full rights to messenger (send/receive) and 99% of the people receiving and sending me files don't have firewalls installed. What do I do? I've read numerous posts about NAT routers, presuming this is the problem, how do I fix it or work around it?
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