[zacharoo]

Hi. I'm having a problem chatting using voice on MSN messenger. My DSL connection is linked to a Compex Netpassage 15-D router. Before installing the router I could use voice on MSN messenger but after installing it I couldn't get through. I'm pretty sure I must make some changes to the router's configuration but I have no idea how. I'm just an average guy with an average knowledge on computers. Can anybody please help me with this situation?

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Zach

 

[Pseudocyber]

I've never heard of your router ... but ... you probably need to figure out what port MSN voice is using and find the manual for your router and figure out how to forward the port to your computer.

If your router is like most SOHO routers, it's doing Network Address Translation and NOT forwarding odd ports from the internet to your machine - this is what you need to turn on.

HTH

 

[zacharoo]

you probably need to figure out what port MSN voice is using

How do I do this? Thanks for the reply Pseudocyber.

Zach

 

[Pseudocyber]

I don't know. I don't use it. I did a little googling and searching on the M$ kb, but didn't come up with anything definitive. You'll have to do the same and use trial and error - unless someone else knows.

 

[merlin]

MSN messenger ports : 6891 - 6901->MSN voice telephony

some of the other ports part I :

1 : TCP/UDP TCP Port Service Multiplexer
2 : TCP/UDP Management Utility (Compressnet)
3 : TCP/UDP Compression Process (Compressnet)
5 : TCP/UDP Remote Job Entry (Rje)
7 : TCP/UDP Echo (Echo)
9 : TCP/UDP Discard (Discard)
11 : TCP/UDP Active Users (Systat)
13 : TCP/UDP Daytime (Rfc 867) (Daytime)
15 : TCP Netstat
17 : TCP/UDP Quote Of The Day (Qotd)
18 : TCP/UDP Message Send Protocol (Msp)
19 : TCP/UDP Character Generator (Chargen)
20 : TCP/UDP File Transfer Protocol [Default Data] (Ftp-Data) - Requires port 21 as well
21 : TCP/UDP File Transfer Protocol [Control] (Ftp) - Requires port 20 as well
22 : TCP/UDP Ssh Remote Login Protocol (Ssh)
23 : TCP/UDP Telnet (Telnet)
24 : TCP/UDP Any Private Mail System
25 : TCP/UDP Simple Mail Transfer (Smtp) (Smtp)
27 : TCP/UDP Nsw User System Fe (Nsw-Fe)
29 : TCP/UDP Msg Icp (Msg-Icp)
31 : TCP/UDP Msg Authentication (Msg-Auth)
33 : TCP/UDP Display Support Protocol (Dsp)
35 : TCP/UDP Any Private Printer Server
37 : TCP/UDP Time (Time)
38 : TCP/UDP Route Access Protocol (Rap)
39 : TCP/UDP Resource Location Protocol (Rlp)
41 : TCP/UDP Graphics (Graphics)
42 : TCP Host Name Server (Name)
42 : TCP Host Name Server (Nameserver)
43 : TCP/UDP Who Is (Nicname)
44 : TCP/UDP Mpm Flags Protocol (Mpm-Flags)
45 : TCP/UDP Message Processing Module [Recv] (Mpm)
46 : TCP/UDP Mpm [Default Send] (Mpm-Snd)
47 : TCP/UDP Ni Ftp (Ni-Ftp)
48 : TCP/UDP Digital Audit Daemon (Auditd)
49 : TCP/UDP Login Host Protocol (Tacacs) (Tacacs)
50 : TCP/UDP Remote Mail Checking Protocol (Re-Mail-Ck)

 

[merlin]

Some of the other ports part II :

51 : TCP/UDP Imp Logical Address Maintenance (La-Maint)
52 : TCP/UDP Xns Time Protocol (Xns-Time)
53 : TCP/UDP Domain Name Server (Dns) (Domain)
54 : TCP/UDP Xns Clearinghouse (Xns-Ch)
55 : TCP/UDP Isi Graphics Language (Isi-Gl)
56 : TCP/UDP Xns Authentication (Xns-Auth)
57 : TCP/UDP Any Private Terminal Access
58 : TCP/UDP Xns Mail (Xns-Mail)
59 : TCP/UDP Any Private File Service
61 : TCP/UDP Ni Mail (Ni-Mail)
62 : TCP/UDP Aca Services (Acas)
63 : TCP/UDP Whois++ (Whois++)
64 : TCP/UDP Communications Integrator (Ci) (Covia)
65 : TCP/UDP Tacacs-Database Service (Tacacs-Ds)
66 : TCP/UDP Oracle Sql*Net (Sql*Net)
67 : TCP/UDP Bootstrap Protocol Server (Bootps)
68 : TCP/UDP Bootstrap Protocol Client (Bootpc)
69 : TCP/UDP Trivial File Transfer (Tftp)
70 : TCP/UDP Gopher (Gopher)
71 : TCP/UDP Remote Job Service (Netrjs-1)
72 : TCP/UDP Remote Job Service (Netrjs-2)
73 : TCP/UDP Remote Job Service (Netrjs-3)
74 : TCP/UDP Remote Job Service (Netrjs-4)
75 : TCP/UDP Any Private Dial Out Service
76 : TCP/UDP Distributed External Object Store (Deos)
77 : TCP/UDP Any Private Rje Service
78 : TCP/UDP Vettcp (Vettcp)
79 : TCP/UDP Finger (Finger)
80 : TCP World Wide Web (Http) (Http)
80 : TCP World Wide Web (Http) (Www)
80 : TCP World Wide Web (Http) (Www-Http)
80 : TCP Alien vs Predator (HTTP) - Incoming
80 : TCP EA Sports NBA LIVE 2003
81 : TCP/UDP Hosts2 Name Server (Hosts2-Ns)
82 : TCP/UDP Xfer Utility (Xfer)
83 : TCP/UDP Mit Ml Device (Mit-Ml-Dev)
84 : TCP/UDP Common Trace Facility (Ctf)
85 : TCP/UDP Mit Ml Device (Mit-Ml-Dev)
86 : TCP/UDP Micro Focus Cobol (Mfcobol)
87 : TCP/UDP Any Private Terminal Link
88 : TCP/UDP Kerberos (Kerberos)
89 : TCP/UDP Su/Mit Telnet Gateway (Su-Mit-Tg)
90 : TCP/UDP Dnsix Securit Attribute Token Map (Dnsix)
91 : TCP/UDP Mit Dover Spooler (Mit-Dov)
92 : TCP/UDP Network Printing Protocol (Npp)
93 : TCP/UDP Device Control Protocol (Dcp)
94 : TCP/UDP Tivoli Object Dispatcher (Objcall)
95 : TCP/UDP Supdup (Supdup)
96 : TCP/UDP Dixie Protocol Specification (Dixie)
97 : TCP/UDP Swift Remote Virtural File Protocol (Swift-Rvf)
98 : TCP/UDP Tac News (Tacnews)
99 : TCP/UDP Metagram Relay (Metagram)
100 : TCP Newacct

 

[merlin]

heck, why not here is part III :

100 : TCP mIRC Chat (trigger)
101 : TCP/UDP Nic Host Name Server (Hostname)
101 : TCP mIRC Chat (incoming)
102 : TCP/UDP Iso-Tsap Class 0 (Iso-Tsap)
103 : TCP/UDP Genesis Point-To-Point Trans Net (Gppitnp)
104 : TCP/UDP Acr-Nema Digital Imag. & Comm. 300 (Acr-Nema)
105 : TCP Ccso Name Server Protocol (Cso)
105 : TCP Mailbox Name Nameserver (Csnet-Ns)
106 : TCP/UDP 3Com-Tsmux (3Com-Tsmux)
107 : TCP/UDP Remote Telnet Service (Rtelnet)
108 : TCP/UDP Sna Gateway Access Server (Snagas)
109 : TCP/UDP Post Office Protocol - Version 2 (Pop2) (Pop2)
110 : TCP/UDP Post Office Protocol - Version 3 (Pop3) (Pop3)
110 : TCP mIRC Fserve (trigger)
111 : TCP/UDP Sun Remote Procedure Call (Sunrpc)
111 : TCP mIRC Fserve (incoming)
112 : TCP/UDP Mcidas Data Transmission Protocol (Mcidas)
113 : TCP Authentication Service (Auth)
113 : TCP IRC/mIRC DCC (trigger) - optional
113 : TCP mIRC IDENT (incoming)
114 : TCP/UDP Audio News Multicast (Audionews)
115 : TCP/UDP Simple File Transfer Protocol (Sftp)
116 : TCP/UDP Ansa Rex Notify (Ansanotify)
117 : TCP/UDP Uucp Path Service (Uucp-Path)
118 : TCP/UDP Sql Services (Sqlserv)
119 : TCP/UDP Network News Transfer Protocol (Nntp)
120 : TCP/UDP Cfdptkt (Cfdptkt)
120 : TCP mIRC Send (trigger)
121 : TCP/UDP Encore Expedited Remote Pro.Call (Erpc)
121 : TCP mIRC Send (incoming)
122 : TCP/UDP Smakynet (Smakynet)
123 : TCP/UDP Network Time Protocol (NTP)
124 : TCP/UDP Ansa Rex Trader (Ansatrader)
125 : TCP/UDP Locus Pc-Interface Net Map Ser (Locus-Map)
126 : TCP Nxedit (Nxedit)
126 : TCP Unisys Unitary Login (Unitary)
127 : TCP/UDP Locus Pc-Interface Conn Server (Locus-Con)
128 : TCP/UDP Gss X License Verification (Gss-Xlicen)
129 : TCP/UDP Password Generator Protocol (Pwdgen)
130 : TCP/UDP Cisco Fnative (Cisco-Fna)
130 : TCP mIRC Get (trigger)
131 : TCP/UDP Cisco Tnative (Cisco-Tna)
131 : TCP mIRC Get (incoming)
132 : TCP/UDP Cisco Sysmaint (Cisco-Sys)
132 : TCP mIRC Get (trigger)
133 : TCP/UDP Statistics Service (Statsrv)
134 : TCP/UDP Ingres-Net Service (Ingres-Net)
135 : TCP/UDP Dce Endpoint Resolution (Epmap)
136 : TCP/UDP Profile Naming System (Profile)
137 : TCP/UDP Netbios Name Service (Netbios-Ns)
138 : TCP/UDP Netbios Datagram Service (Netbios-Dgm)
139 : TCP/UDP Netbios Session Service (Netbios-Ssn)
140 : TCP/UDP Emfis Data Service (Emfis-Data)
141 : TCP/UDP Emfis Control Service (Emfis-Cntl)
142 : TCP/UDP Britton-Lee Idm (Bl-Idm)
143 : TCP/UDP Internet Message Access Protocol (Imap)
144 : TCP/UDP Universal Management Architecture (Uma)
145 : TCP/UDP Uaac Protocol (Uaac)
146 : TCP Iso-Ip0 (Iso-Tp0)
147 : TCP/UDP Iso-Ip (Iso-Ip)
148 : TCP/UDP Jargon (Jargon)
149 : TCP/UDP Aed 512 Emulation Service (Aed-512)
150 : TCP/UDP Sql-Net (Sql-Net)
151 : TCP/UDP Hems (Hems)
152 : TCP/UDP Background File Transfer Program (Bftp)
153 : TCP/UDP Sgmp (Sgmp)
154 : TCP/UDP Netsc (Netsc-Prod)
155 : TCP/UDP Netsc (Netsc-Dev)
156 : TCP/UDP Sql Service (Sqlsrv)
157 : TCP/UDP Knet/Vm Command/Message Protocol (Knet-Cmp)
158 : TCP/UDP Pcmail Server (Pcmail-Srv)
159 : TCP/UDP Nss-Routing (Nss-Routing)
160 : TCP/UDP Sgmp-Traps (Sgmp-Traps)
161 : TCP/UDP Snmp (Snmp)
162 : TCP/UDP Snmptrap (Snmptrap)
163 : TCP/UDP Cmip/Tcp Manager (Cmip-Man)
164 : TCP/UDP Cmip/Tcp Agent (Cmip-Agent)
165 : TCP/UDP Xerox (Xns-Courier)
166 : TCP/UDP Sirius Systems (S-Net)
167 : TCP/UDP Namp (Namp)
168 : TCP/UDP Rsvd (Rsvd)
169 : TCP/UDP Send (Send)
170 : TCP/UDP Network Postscript (Print-Srv)
171 : TCP/UDP Network Innovations Multiplex (Multiplex)
172 : TCP/UDP Network Innovations Cl/1 (Cl/1)
173 : TCP/UDP Xyplex (Xyplex-Mux)
174 : TCP/UDP Mailq (Mailq)
175 : TCP/UDP Vmnet (Vmnet)
176 : TCP/UDP Genrad-Mux (Genrad-Mux)
177 : TCP/UDP X Display Manager Control Protocol (Xdmcp)
178 : TCP/UDP Nextstep Window Server (Nextstep)
179 : TCP/UDP Border Gateway Protocol (Bgp)
180 : TCP/UDP Intergraph (Ris)
181 : TCP/UDP Unify (Unify)
182 : TCP/UDP Unisys Audit Sitp (Audit)
183 : TCP/UDP Ocbinder (Ocbinder)
184 : TCP/UDP Ocserver (Ocserver)
185 : TCP/UDP Remote-Kis (Remote-Kis)
186 : TCP/UDP Kis Protocol (Kis)
187 : TCP/UDP Application Communication Interface (Aci)
188 : TCP/UDP Plus Five'S Mumps (Mumps)
189 : TCP/UDP Queued File Transport (Qft)
190 : TCP/UDP Gateway Access Control Protocol (Gacp)
191 : TCP/UDP Prospero Directory Service (Prospero)
192 : TCP/UDP Osu Network Monitoring System (Osu-Nms)
193 : TCP/UDP Spider Remote Monitoring Protocol (Srmp)
194 : TCP/UDP Internet Relay Chat Protocol (Irc)
195 : TCP/UDP Dnsix Network Level Module Audit (Dn6-Nlm-Aud)
196 : TCP/UDP Dnsix Session Mgt Module Audit Redir (Dn6-Smm-Red)
197 : TCP/UDP Directory Location Service (Dls)
198 : TCP/UDP Directory Location Service Monitor (Dls-Mon)
199 : TCP/UDP Smux (Smux)
200 : TCP/UDP Ibm System Resource Controller (Src)

 

[merlin]

you want some more ports ? I give you some more stinkin ports !!!


201 : TCP/UDP Appletalk Routing Maintenance (At-Rtmp)
202 : TCP/UDP Appletalk Name Binding (At-Nbp)
203 : TCP/UDP Appletalk Unused (At-3)
204 : TCP/UDP Appletalk Echo (At-Echo)
205 : TCP/UDP Appletalk Unused (At-5)
206 : TCP/UDP Appletalk Zone Information (At-Zis)
207 : TCP/UDP Appletalk Unused (At-7)
208 : TCP/UDP Appletalk Unused (At-8)
209 : TCP/UDP The Quick Mail Transfer Protocol (Qmtp)
210 : TCP/UDP Ansi Z39.50 (Z39.50)
211 : TCP/UDP Texas Instruments 914C/G Terminal (914C/G)
212 : TCP/UDP Atexsstr (Anet)
213 : TCP/UDP Ipx (Ipx)
213 : TCP Novell VPN software (BorderManager)
214 : TCP/UDP Vm Pwscs (Vmpwscs)
215 : TCP/UDP Insignia Solutions (Softpc)
216 : TCP/UDP Computer Associates Int'L License Server (Cailic)
217 : TCP/UDP Dbase Unix (Dbase)
218 : TCP/UDP Netix Message Posting Protocol (Mpp)
219 : TCP/UDP Unisys Arps (Uarps)
220 : TCP/UDP Interactive Mail Access Protocol V3 (Imap3)
221 : TCP/UDP Berkeley Rlogind With Spx Auth (Fln-Spx)
222 : TCP/UDP Berkeley Rshd With Spx Auth (Rsh-Spx)
223 : TCP/UDP Certificate Distribution Center (Cdc)
224 : TCP/UDP Masqdialer (Masqdialer)
242 : TCP/UDP Direct (Direct)
243 : TCP/UDP Survey Measurement (Sur-Meas)
244 : TCP/UDP Inbusiness (Inbusiness)
245 : TCP/UDP Link (Link)
246 : TCP/UDP Display Systems Protocol (Dsp3270)
247 : TCP/UDP Subntbcst_Tftp (Subntbcst_Tftp)
248 : TCP/UDP Bhfhs (Bhfhs)
256 : TCP/UDP Rap (Rap)
257 : TCP/UDP Secure Electronic Transaction (Set)
258 : TCP/UDP Yak Winsock Personal Chat (Yak-Chat)
259 : TCP/UDP Efficient Short Remote Operations (Esro-Gen)
260 : TCP/UDP Openport (Openport)
261 : TCP/UDP Iiop Name Service Over Tls/Ssl (Nsiiops)
262 : TCP/UDP Arcisdms (Arcisdms)
263 : TCP/UDP Hdap (Hdap)
264 : TCP/UDP Bgmp (Bgmp)
265 : TCP/UDP X-Bone Ctl (X-Bone-Ctl)
266 : TCP/UDP Scsi On St (Sst)
267 : TCP/UDP Tobit David Service Layer (Td-Service)
268 : TCP/UDP Tobit David Replica (Td-Replica)
280 : TCP/UDP Http-Mgmt (Http-Mgmt)
281 : TCP/UDP Personal Link (Personal-Link)
282 : TCP/UDP Cable Port A/X (Cableport-Ax)
283 : TCP/UDP Rescap (Rescap)
284 : TCP/UDP Corerjd (Corerjd)
286 : TCP/UDP Fxp-1 (Fxp-1)
287 : TCP/UDP K-Block (K-Block)

 

[Doonz]

Wizard....we need to get you a hobby:tongue2:

 

[Pseudocyber]

Doonz, he has a hobby - conjuring port numbers.

Merlin, only 60,000+ more ports to go, why stop at 300!?!?

(Where'd you get that list?)

 

[Volt-Schwibe]

ill add my 2 cents

ok, i have myself had problems like this before...

but.


i was only unable to use msn voice with other people on my network.

i was still able to voice with people on the internet.

i also was unable to send files through msn to anyone on my network.

we were using a speedstream router, and were told by the customer support number that we couldnt open more ports.

so i gave up, and we used yahoo! voice after that.
it works lovely even with router firewalls

~BoB~

 

[zacharoo]

:no:

Is there anyone who had been successful with configuring their router to enable voice on MSN Messenger? I'm not willing to abandon MSN Messenger since MSN 6.0 looks so cool. I wanna keep trying but I'm still stuck. :upset: I have added this port 6891 - 6901 (thanks Merlin!) to the router's configuration but it still refuses to transfer voice.

I need a miracle. :dead:

 

[zacharoo]

Okay I did some researching and ended up in Microsoft's download website and I found a patch for using voice.net & the NAT problem. If anyone is interested or on the same boat as me here's the link:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2c35aa44-cd9f-4424-922a-8e98bc1a0a2c&displaylang=en

I downloaded the patch, installed, and restarted my PC. I opened MSN Messenger and guess what, it still doesn't work. :upset: Curse Microsoft!

Oh well back to searching again.

 

[zacharoo]

Found it. There's apparently an issue concerning NAT and firewall with MSN Messenger. Read the article in the link below. Looks like it's a dead end. :dead:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/techinfo/deployment/natfw/related.asp


:no:

 

[Pseudocyber]

Could always put in the DMZ port ...:no:

 

[Volt-Schwibe]

dmz

well, i messed around with the virtual dmz that my router came with, and that did in fact allow me to use any and all of the ports iu was having problems with, but this will only work for one of the machines on the router. if their are other people who want to use it from his network, this won't help at all. it's sorta like chopping off the hand, instead of repairing it.


~BoB~

 

[Volt-Schwibe]

also

6.0 looks cool?

i havent seen it.

i am using 4.5 right now, and i am totally happy with it. it is also the only one that i can get running multpile times. i know that msn tries to get me to update all the time, but i tell it no. personally, i like 1.0 the best, since it has no stupid graphics and garbage like that. anyways, look at this, can 6.0 do this?


~BoB~

 

[johnwill]

Why would you want 10 messengers running?

 

[zacharoo]

"Why would you want 10 messengers running?"

My question exactly.

DMZ works huh? How do I configure this? There is a 'Private IP address' in my router's DMZ configuration page. How do I obtain this private IP?

Thanks. I want to try this out.
Zach :winking:

 

[johnwill]

The "private IP" in the DMZ configuration is the LAN IP address of the machine you want to appear in the DMZ. Note that the DMZ machine has NO protection from the Internet, it's like connecting directly to the broadband modem. You'll want to have firewall protection if you want to run the machine for more than a few days before reloading due to contamination.