Greetings,
Just opening/forwarding ports won't work, what you need to do is turn Universal Plug and Play
(UPnP) on in the router configuration. Unfortunately Linksys moves it around in each router
model, so I can't be specific to where the option is in the configuration.
After UPnP is engaged, reboot and then try again. After this, Messenger will then be able to
forward the ports it needs on demand without any configuration from you. Additionally, you
can check your UPnP status by clicking the Tools menu (or press Alt-T if the menu is hidden),
then Options, then Connection category and wait for a few seconds for it to refresh the
information.
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"Mechame" <> wrote in message
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> Hey,
> Ever since I got a new router, I have been unable to get file transfer,
> audio, video, and some other features to work in Live. I was hoping I just
> needed to get a list of ports to forward to my computer and those things
> would work. however, I have been unable to find any site or forum that lists
> the ports that Live messenger uses.
> If there are not ports that I need to forward does anybody know what I can
> do to make Live able to do those things.
> I run XP SP2, Linksys router, and version 8.1.0178
> Thanks.
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