Re: MSN Voice connection

From: Jonathan Kay [MVP] (msnewsreplies_at_jonathankay.com)
Date: 02/25/05


Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 13:34:44 -0800

Greetings Norm,

Actually Messenger makes uses of ports 5004 through 65535 UDP; so if they're blocking
specific ports, you will need to open all of them.
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"Norm Rasmussen" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:070401c51b68$d94df200$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>I just recently changed from COmcast (cable) connection
> to a T1 line (FDN Florida Digital Network) and can no
> longer use the MSN voice connection. I have a tech person
> that says we need to find the proper port number (he says
> there are 65,000 of them)
> Anybody know how I can proceed to find the proper port
> number so I can use the voice again. He says that the
> issue is the firewall.
> Appreciate your help.
> Norm



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