TCP & UDP Ports for AV

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Gary

Does anyone know the TCP & UDP ports used by Messenger for
Audio and Video - Thanks
 
Hi Jonathon,

So only UDP no TCP, and is the range so high can I only
use 1 or 10 ports, what's the reason??
 
Hi Gary,

You can't customize this in anyway -- this is just the way they are. The original plan was
that since Messenger supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP), these ports will be
automatically opened (and forwaded) as necessary. As a number of UPnP-enabled NAT devices or
UPnP-enabled firewalls actually do this work for you.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
 
Hi Jonathan,

Thanks,
I have a wireless network connecting to the internet via
Broadband NAT Device, so the only way to get AV is to
forward ports to my internal address.
If you know of a better way then I would appreciate some
advice.
-----Original Message-----
Hi Gary,

You can't customize this in anyway -- this is just the
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way they are. The original plan was
that since Messenger supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP), these ports will be
automatically opened (and forwaded) as necessary. As a
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number of UPnP-enabled NAT devices or
 
Hi Gary,

Simply forwarding the ports on your NAT won't work, the NAT will either need to support UPnP
(what model/brand of NAT is this?) or have built-in support for Messenger voice/video
functionality (obviously doesn't, or else it would be working).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
 
Hi Jonathan,

I use an ActionTec DSL Gateway (1524), which protects me
from Internet intrusions with Firewall and NAT.
-----Original Message-----
Hi Gary,

Simply forwarding the ports on your NAT won't work, the
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NAT will either need to support UPnP
(what model/brand of NAT is this?) or have built-in
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support for Messenger voice/video
 
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