Re: Which ports ? for speed...

From: Jonathan Kay [MVP] (msnewsreplies_at_jonathankay.com)
Date: 02/28/04


Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 12:29:54 -0500

Greetings Howard,

Just opening ports won't do it on the router (UPnP is needed), but for reference it uses
ports 9000-10000 dynamically.
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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"Howard9" <not2beused@all.com> wrote in message
news:b52bb371c14ebb0f962535acba1675fd@news.teranews.com...
>I use Sygate Personal firewall and a router firewall on my DSL...
>
> To speed up the video link does anyone know what port Messenger uses
> for comms ? is text and video on the same port ?
>
>
>
> --
> Howard9



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