Re: Audio Fails - Windows Messenger

From: Martin (invalid.vk2umj_at_invalid.yahoo.com.au)
Date: 12/06/04 

Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 14:39:45 +1100

"Alan White" <alanwhite@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:0SHsd.7317$dC3.86003@news20.bellglobal.com...
> Do you have UPnP enabled in your router?

Further to this question, I contacted NetComm technical support and their
advice was that port forwarding will have to be setup to enable the router
to work with messenger.

I've setup the port forwarding before for another program (echolink), so
that isn't a problem, if someone can tell me what ports are needed by
Windows Messenger for audio to work? I don't need video, just audio.

Yes, I have tried to search this subject and found a heap of information
that contradicts other information, so if you (or anyone else) would know
what ports are needed for audio I can try that to see if it works.

TIA

>
> "Martin" <invalid.vk2umj@invalid.yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
> news:31d2m1F3acqp7U1@individual.net...
>> OK, I know this subject has been thrashed out but if someone could
>> possibly give some advice it would be very much appreciated.
>>
>> Setup:
>> *Windows XP Pro, SP2 (Windows Messenger 4.7)
>> *ADSL connection via NetComm NB1300 ADSL Modem Router, connected via LAN
>> (router is connected to a LAN switch which networks the ADSL to 3
>> computers).
>> *ZoneAlarm Pro (Windows Firewall is disabled).
>>
>> Messenger (and Yahoo Messenger) connects and I can type messages, but
>> when either party clicks "Start Talking" once the invitation is accepted
>> it fails to connect - after about a minute it tells you there was a
>> problem connecting to the other computer. ZA has been set to allow
>> Messenger...
>>
>> I presume this problem has something to do with the router rather than
>> zonealarm. I use another VoIP program (echolink) which works fine but I
>> had to set port forwarding on the modem and also in zonealarm - if this
>> needs to be done for messenger does anyone know what ports need to be
>> set? Not interested in video, just audio..
>>
>> Thanks for your patience and assistance.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

Relevant Pages

  • Re: IP
    ... What error message do you get from Messenger??? ... What ports did you forward??? ... > router (Internet Service Provider would do this) whereas you appear? ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • To: J. Kay. Re: Your Web Page
    ... #17 on your Messenger web page. ... I'm using WinXP SP2 and a Linksys BEFSR41 Router through a Westell Wirespeed ... Firewall and put my router into DMZ. ... Do I also need to open the 5004-65535 UDP ports and the listed TCP ports ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger)
  • Re: ports needed?
    ... Linksys is wrong, opening ports will do nothing (which by the way are ports 5004 through ... What you need to do is obtain the latest firmwrae for your Linksys router ... > directly to my pc I can use the audio with no problems. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger)
  • Re: 2 pc network - cant see host files from pc 2 on pc 1
    ... Assuming that you have firewall protection via your internet router try ... workgroup because it will be needed for the network to work correctly. ... see if you can access TCP ports 139 and 445 on computer one of which at ... permissions. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin)
  • Re: Windows Messenger Firewall Ports
    ... Die Grundfunktion des Windows Messenger ist ok, ... >> der Fritz Router Firewall nicht freigegeben sind. ... >> welche Ports der Windows Messenger bzw. der MSN Messenger benötigen. ... Der Funktionsumfang von UPnP kann in den erweiterten Einstellungen der ...
    (microsoft.public.de.security.heimanwender)