Yeah Nik,

I think it's the only option I have and just to wonder when Microsoft is
going to implement a feature in Messenger so that it will support NAT.
It be good to see sometime, as I know of many businesses and other
companies out there using Messenger for communication and are behind
routers etc using NAT.

Gonna have to wait I guess :)

Cheers

Jithen

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-adsl@unixathome.org [mailto:owner-adsl@unixathome.org] On
Behalf Of Nik Kitson
Sent: Thursday, 1 November 2001 10:07 a.m.
To: 'Tom Picot'; 'Jithen Singh'
Cc: 'ADSL Group'
Subject: RE: MSN Messenger

Hmmm ... just as I guessed ....

"This problem occurs because MSN Messenger file transfer and voice
features
do not work through NAT routers because there is no NAT editor to
correctly
translate the IP header information. "

Jithen, you won't get MSN Messenger running through the ST Pro router
based
NAT. Run a SOCKS proxy or better yet, see if you can find a Linux Masq
hack
that will get Messenger to work.

Cheers,

Nik

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Picot [mailto:tpicot@xtra.co.nz]
> Sent: Thursday, 01, November 2001 7:56 AM
> To: Nik Kitson; 'Jithen Singh'
> Cc: 'ADSL Group'
> Subject: Re: MSN Messenger
>
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q278/8/87.asp
>
> This talks about NAT.
>
> Tom.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nik Kitson" <nik.kitson@nz.uu.net>
> To: "'Jithen Singh'" <Jiriteach@hotmail.com>
> Cc: "'ADSL Group'" <adsl@lists.unixathome.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 11:58 PM
> Subject: RE: MSN Messenger
>
>
> >
> > > Hey Guys,
> > >
> > > I pinholed all those ports as you guys suggested and
> > > messenger is still
> > > unable to send files or have voice conversations. I can
> > > however receive
> > > files but the sending doesn't seem to work.
> > >
> > > Any other ideas guys ???
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > > Jithen
> > >
> >
> > Perhaps messenger needs a NAT helper to change an IP address buried
> further
> > into the headers than the ST Pro NAT can handle. The MS
> knowledge base
> tends
> > to refer to socks and filtering, and does not really
> mention the effects
> of
> > NAT on MSN Messenger traffic. Any comments from an MS
> expert on the list?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Nik
> >
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