Re: Still need to open lots of ports?




"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Greetings,
>
> If you use MSN Messenger 7.x, it can use relay servers and therefore you
don't have to worry
> about ports, however the performance will be disappointing if you rely on
these for
> connectivity.
>
> But yes, if the router supports UPnP, it will only open the two ports it
needs during an
> audio/video conversation, automatically forward and when the conversation
is over, will
> remove them.

Thanks.


.



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