Jonathan
Sun Nov 02 21:21:37 CST 2003
Greetings j,
The regsvr32 command registers DLLs, the softpub controls a portion of the SSL (Secure Socket
Layer) support which Messenger utilizes to connect.
The Internet Connection Firewall only opens ports if it's told to, Messenger does not tell
the firewall to open any ports, except for voice/video conversations.
These ports don't all refer to MSN Messenger 6.1, here's a full list:
Basic text messaging/connection to Messenger server: port 1863 or 80 TCP and 443 TCP
File Transfer*: 6891-6900 TCP (this port range is not valid for MSN Messenger 6)
Webcam**: 9000 or 80 TCP
Audio*: 5004-65535 UDP
Video Conference (XP only)*: 5004-65535 UDP
Remote Assistance (XP only)*: 3389 TCP
Whiteboard/Application Sharing (XP only)*: 1503 TCP
Launch Site Games**: 80 TCP
* denotes features which can use Universal Plug and Play (UPnP), UPnP file transfer only
available in Windows Messenger 5, MSN Messenger 5 and MSN Messenger 6
** MSN Messenger 6 feature exclusively
Also keep in mind that the Internet Connection Firewall only blocks incoming ports, so
outgoing ports (like the actual Messenger connection and the Launch Site Games) do *not* need
to be opened.
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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources -
http://messenger.jonathankay.com
"j" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> What is regsvr32 softpub.dll?
>
> Why doesn't MS Firewall activation automatically offer
> option to insert ports to open for Messenger as in your
> article ID 16??
>
> Is this the full list I need for MSN Messenger 6.1?
>
> Thanks.