Re: MSN Messenger cycling on & off

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From: Jonathan Kay [MVP] (msnewsreplies_at_jonathankay.com)
Date: 05/15/04 

Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 16:07:44 -0400

Greetings,

Here are a few suggestions that may help with this problem:
If you're using a third-party firewall (Sygate, ZoneAlarm, Norton, etc.) try
uninstalling them or set Messenger to "Permit All" or "Allow" type options in the firewall
configuration.

If you're using a router, make sure you have the latest firmware from your router
manufacturer. As well, you might try setting your computers local IP into the routers DMZ
setting (see documentation on how to do this).

If you see the disconnection problem on a corporate network, the network may be timing out
your settings -- in this case, you might want to ask your system administrator to adjust the
corporate internet sharing solution/firewall (if possible).

Finally, this can also happen due to a lack of bandwidth. If you have Kazaa, WinMX, GNUtella
or some other file sharing-type application or something else that takes considerable amounts
of bandwidth, you may want to shut it down and see if that helps the situation (even if
you're using a high speed connection, these applications can use most of the resources of
your connection).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com

"GPayton" <gdp1133@comcast.net> wrote in message news:7fednbOcsf7q-zvdRVn-sA@comcast.com...
> My MSN Messenger has started signing off and then signing on automatically
> and randomly on it own. I have ver. 6.2 installed, but started happening
> with ver. 6.1 too. Any ideas?
>
>

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