Re: WLM file transfer

Greetings,

Yes, Messenger hasn't used those ports since MSN Messenger 5.0 and Windows Messenger 5.1.

Looks like you've been reading up and you're correct.

If you're still experiencing the problem, the first step is to click the Tools menu (or Alt-T
if the menu is hidden), then Options, then the Connection category and wait for a few seconds
for Messenger to enumerate your connection. If it says you're using a UPnP-based NAT there
then you shouldn't have any issues, on your side.

Keep in mind that if the person you're sending to is behind a restrictive NAT (say, in an
Enterprise situation), then they may not be able to make a direct connection to you in which
case it would send it through the server regardless.

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"apq" <apq@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:CDCB4E01-4659-41D9-A465-4EE0312E2912@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi!

I've been searching the internet for answers on how the wlm (msn) file
transfer works. I've seen answers of all kinds and I haven't got any clarity
on why file transfers can be slow sometimes.

I've read about opening ports 6891 through 6900 but then again I've read
that msn doesn't use these ports anymore?

Then I've also heard that msn sometimes transfers files through a server
when it doesn't find a way to connect directly to the person that want's to
recieve the file?

I'm sorry for another messenger post about slow file transfers but I would
like some clarity on how it really works and I think this is the place to get
the info?

Maybe someone can explain step by step how a file transfer works and in
which ways a transfer can be done?

BTW, I have UPnP enabled in both windows xp and on my router and my windows
firewall is disabled.


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