Re: Messenger + router buying advice

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


Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 16:02:23 -0400

Greetings wlc,

The key for keeping Messenger working using a router is Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)
support. Nowadays a good number of the router specs indicate UPnP support right on the box,
but you might want to make up a list of routers available locally (or from the web) and then
see which support UPnP (and whatever specs you want).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"wlc" <donotmailme@whatever.com> wrote in message
news:c6oufb$e1kif$1@ID-210792.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Hi all,
>
> I would appreciate some advice on buying a router.
> To be more specific, a friend is thinking about buying one but she wants to
> be able to use Messenger.
> She is running XPpro.
>
> Are there routers to be avoided , or recommended.
> Please keep in mind we live in Belgium and the routers for Europe aren't
> allways the same as the US versions.
> I use a D-Link 604 myself but I don't have any experience with Messenger.
>
> TIA
>
> wlc
>
>



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