Application sharing session never leaves "Waiting" status

I'm trying to use the Application Sharing and Whiteboard services, but it is
not working. When the activity is accepted at the destination, both sender
and receiver open "Sharing Session" windows that never leave "Waiting"
status. I have unblocked all requisite ports in the firewall by responding
"Unblock" to the real-time requests. I have both computers in front of me so
there are no other obvious issues. Is there any configuration item I may be
missing or other common source of problem? I am assuming this feature is a
simple derivative of the old NetMeeting.

Tom

Greetings Tom,

It's using the old Netmeeting components yes, but there's a secondary application which
negotiates the connection and starts the individual apps (the dialog with the "waiting" in
it).

You mention a firewall -- are you using a router or other NAT device? If so, it must support
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) in order for a direct connection to be a established. You can
check the status of this by clicking the Tools menu (or pressing Alt-T if the menu is
hidden), then Options, then Connection category, wait for a few moments and see what
Messenger has detected your network status to be.

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Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
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All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
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"bernhtp" <> wrote in message
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> I'm trying to use the Application Sharing and Whiteboard services, but it is
> not working. When the activity is accepted at the destination, both sender
> and receiver open "Sharing Session" windows that never leave "Waiting"
> status. I have unblocked all requisite ports in the firewall by responding
> "Unblock" to the real-time requests. I have both computers in front of me so
> there are no other obvious issues. Is there any configuration item I may be
> missing or other common source of problem? I am assuming this feature is a
> simple derivative of the old NetMeeting.
>
> Tom

Jonathan,

Thanks. The firewall to which I was referring is the XP firewall with its
port forwarding/blocking prompts.

Both computers are on the same wireless network behind a NAT firewall where
UPnP is enabled and active. Running the connection test you cited yields:

"You are directly connected to .NET Messenger Service.

You are connected to the Internet through a wireless network connection.
You are connected to the Internet through a UPnP symmetric NAT.
(Administrator)"


Any other thoughts?

Thanks.

Tom

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Greetings Tom,
>
> It's using the old Netmeeting components yes, but there's a secondary application which
> negotiates the connection and starts the individual apps (the dialog with the "waiting" in
> it).
>
> You mention a firewall -- are you using a router or other NAT device? If so, it must support
> Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) in order for a direct connection to be a established. You can
> check the status of this by clicking the Tools menu (or pressing Alt-T if the menu is
> hidden), then Options, then Connection category, wait for a few moments and see what
> Messenger has detected your network status to be.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
> "bernhtp" <> wrote in message
> news:54A86750-FFC8-4DEF-8657-...
> > I'm trying to use the Application Sharing and Whiteboard services, but it is
> > not working. When the activity is accepted at the destination, both sender
> > and receiver open "Sharing Session" windows that never leave "Waiting"
> > status. I have unblocked all requisite ports in the firewall by responding
> > "Unblock" to the real-time requests. I have both computers in front of me so
> > there are no other obvious issues. Is there any configuration item I may be
> > missing or other common source of problem? I am assuming this feature is a
> > simple derivative of the old NetMeeting.
> >
> > Tom
>
>
>

Hi All,

I have the same problem. Just as an additional information that may help us to find out a solution:

Friday it worked with MSN Messenger 7.5 without problems. Since then there was no changes made on my network. I installed some Windows system updates (automatic) only, and after that I tried to start application sharing with a firend, who is sitting in the same network as me, and just installed Live Messenger 8.0 beta (the newest available version). It didn't work. Then I also installed now the newest version, but it didn't help, I have the same rsult. Waiting...

Looking forward to your help,

Adam

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http://www.eggheadcafe.com

Adam,

If you go back to 7.5, does it work again?

If so, can you save a copy of the messenger connection log (msnmsgr.txt) on
both sides and send them to ?

Thanks,

- Duoc Nguyen [MSFT]

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"Adam Korbuly" wrote in message
news:...
> Hi All,
>
> I have the same problem. Just as an additional information that may help
> us to find out a solution:
>
> Friday it worked with MSN Messenger 7.5 without problems. Since then there
> was no changes made on my network. I installed some Windows system updates
> (automatic) only, and after that I tried to start application sharing with
> a firend, who is sitting in the same network as me, and just installed
> Live Messenger 8.0 beta (the newest available version). It didn't work.
> Then I also installed now the newest version, but it didn't help, I have
> the same rsult. Waiting...
>
> Looking forward to your help,
>
> Adam
>
> EggHeadCafe.com - .NET Developer Portal of Choice
> http://www.eggheadcafe.com