MSN Messenger through Netgear dg834G

Hi

Have a customer who has his AOL broadband via a DG804G

We cannot use MSN Messenger via this router. I have tried writhing a rule
for port forwarding fro this programme , but it still fails to connect.

He is also having issues with some game sthat need particualar ports.

Is it possible to allow all traffic. I know the issues aroudn this , but he
wants to allow all traffic. I cant find an option in the router for this.

Alternatively , how do I configure this router to allow msn messenger.

In article <0Q24f.122237$(E-Mail Removed) >,
(E-Mail Removed) says...
> Have a customer who has his AOL broadband via a DG804G

DG834G? DI804?
>
> We cannot use MSN Messenger via this router. I have tried writhing a rule
> for port forwarding fro this programme , but it still fails to connect.
>
> He is also having issues with some game sthat need particualar ports.
>
> Is it possible to allow all traffic. I know the issues aroudn this , but he
> wants to allow all traffic. I cant find an option in the router for this.

If he only needs access from one machine stick it in the DMZ.
>
> Alternatively , how do I configure this router to allow msn messenger.

I just found this http://portforward.com/ which looks pretty useful.

On Sat, 15 Oct 2005 08:10:36 GMT, "Big Brian"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Have a customer who has his AOL broadband via a DG804G

I assume that's a typo and the device is a DG834G per the Subject.

> Is it possible to allow all traffic. I know the issues aroudn this , but he
> wants to allow all traffic. I cant find an option in the router for this.

In Firewall Rules, Inbound Services: Add:

Services: All
Action: ALLOW always
Send to LAN Server: [you need a LAN address here - see below *]
WAN Users: Any
Log: Never

* As noted, you need to use a fixed LAN address for the host. You can
leave DHCP working on the router, but choose one address in the LAN range
for the host, say 192.168.0.10, and then also put the same value in the
above router filter.

Tony

"Big Brian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> We cannot use MSN Messenger via this router. I have tried writhing a rule
> for port forwarding fro this programme , but it still fails to connect.

I'm using MSN messenger on the same router with no special port forwarding
arrangements. It works fine, even the voice stuff.
Are you using UPNP, or not, I wonder ?
If UPNP is switched ON then it will automatically sort out port forwarding
for many programs.
I do appreciate that some people have concerns about the security aspects of
UPNP.

- Steve

"Steve Birch" <steve@backstreet.***no spam thanks***demon.co.uk> wrote in
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> "Big Brian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:0Q24f.122237$(E-Mail Removed). uk...
>> We cannot use MSN Messenger via this router. I have tried writhing a rule
>> for port forwarding fro this programme , but it still fails to connect.
>
> I'm using MSN messenger on the same router with no special port forwarding
> arrangements. It works fine, even the voice stuff.
> Are you using UPNP, or not, I wonder ?
> If UPNP is switched ON then it will automatically sort out port forwarding
> for many programs.
> I do appreciate that some people have concerns about the security aspects
> of UPNP.
>
> - Steve
>
>

yep upnp is switched on

do you assign your own ip address`s

Big Brian wrote:
> Hi
>
> Have a customer who has his AOL broadband via a DG804G
>
> We cannot use MSN Messenger via this router. I have tried writhing a rule
> for port forwarding fro this programme , but it still fails to connect.
>
> He is also having issues with some game sthat need particualar ports.
>
> Is it possible to allow all traffic. I know the issues aroudn this , but he
> wants to allow all traffic. I cant find an option in the router for this.
>
> Alternatively , how do I configure this router to allow msn messenger.
>
>

Are you sure? I use Trillian with an MSN plugin and have no problems
with my DG834G and I didn't set up any port forwarding. Perhaps a
software firewall is stopping traffic? DMZ is the option you want (set
it to the IP of the PC you want all traffic forwarding to), but make
sure you have a software firewall in place first if you do this.

--
[ste]
"Throw me your matches 'cause I like to burn stuff"

"[ste parker]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Big Brian wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> Have a customer who has his AOL broadband via a DG804G
>>
>> We cannot use MSN Messenger via this router. I have tried writhing a rule
>> for port forwarding fro this programme , but it still fails to connect.
>>
>> He is also having issues with some game sthat need particualar ports.
>>
>> Is it possible to allow all traffic. I know the issues aroudn this , but
>> he wants to allow all traffic. I cant find an option in the router for
>> this.
>>
>> Alternatively , how do I configure this router to allow msn messenger.
>>
>>
>
> Are you sure? I use Trillian with an MSN plugin and have no problems with
> my DG834G and I didn't set up any port forwarding. Perhaps a software
> firewall is stopping traffic? DMZ is the option you want (set it to the
> IP of the PC you want all traffic forwarding to), but make sure you have a
> software firewall in place first if you do this.
>
> --
> [ste]
> "Throw me your matches 'cause I like to burn stuff"

Im All confused.


ADSL line plugs into router. Desktop connects via ethernet,laptop via
wireless

Neither cna use MSN but both can access the net.

Whats DMZ

"Steve Birch" <steve@backstreet.***no spam thanks***demon.co.uk> wrote in
message news:ditkbj$5h1$1$(E-Mail Removed)...
> "Big Brian" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:0Q24f.122237$(E-Mail Removed). uk...
> > We cannot use MSN Messenger via this router. I have tried writhing a
rule
> > for port forwarding fro this programme , but it still fails to connect.
>
> I'm using MSN messenger on the same router with no special port forwarding
> arrangements. It works fine, even the voice stuff.
> Are you using UPNP, or not, I wonder ?
> If UPNP is switched ON then it will automatically sort out port forwarding
> for many programs.
> I do appreciate that some people have concerns about the security aspects
of
> UPNP.

I too use MSN through the DG834G- with all defaults- i.e. from the box..

I specify my own IP's for each PC, but with DCHP doing its stuff, MSN just
worked with no problems.

I have Zone Alarm Free firewall which during set up i ticked the 'always
allow' when a window popped up the first time i signed in through msn.

Tim..

Big Brian wrote:
> "[ste parker]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>Big Brian wrote:
>>
>>>Hi
>>>
>>>Have a customer who has his AOL broadband via a DG804G
>>>
>>>We cannot use MSN Messenger via this router. I have tried writhing a rule
>>>for port forwarding fro this programme , but it still fails to connect.
>>>
>>>He is also having issues with some game sthat need particualar ports.
>>>
>>>Is it possible to allow all traffic. I know the issues aroudn this , but
>>>he wants to allow all traffic. I cant find an option in the router for
>>>this.
>>>
>>>Alternatively , how do I configure this router to allow msn messenger.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Are you sure? I use Trillian with an MSN plugin and have no problems with
>>my DG834G and I didn't set up any port forwarding. Perhaps a software
>>firewall is stopping traffic? DMZ is the option you want (set it to the
>>IP of the PC you want all traffic forwarding to), but make sure you have a
>>software firewall in place first if you do this.
>>
>
> Im All confused.
>
> ADSL line plugs into router. Desktop connects via ethernet,laptop via
> wireless
>
> Neither cna use MSN but both can access the net.
>
> Whats DMZ
>

A DMZ is a demilitarised zone, believe it or not. In the DG834G router
setup you can assign one IP address to be a DMZ, but if you're not sure
what you're doing then I can't recommend it.

Anyway, you shouldn't need to - I just downloaded and installed MSN 7.5
and I can sign in fine without having to do anything to the router. Are
you sure there is no firewall on the PC which is blocking MSN?

--
[ste]
"Throw me your matches 'cause I like to burn stuff"

In article <A9u4f.35757$(E-Mail Removed)>, Big Brian
says...

> Whats DMZ
>
In basic terms, a direct connection to the internet. Somewhere you DO
NOT want your computer to be without a firewall turned on as you lose
the protection the router offers.


--
Conor

"You're not married, you haven't got a girlfriend and you've never seen
Star Trek? Good Lord!" - Patrick Stewart, Extras.