Jonathan
Thu Aug 28 09:52:09 CDT 2003
Greetings Andy,
Here are a few suggestions that may help you fix this --
If you're using a third-party firewall (Sygate, ZoneAlarm, Norton, etc.) try uninstalling
them or set Messenger to "Permit All" or "Allow" type options in the firewall configuration.
If you're using a router, make sure you have the latest firmware from your router
manufacturer. As well, you might try setting your computers local IP into the routers DMZ
setting (see documentation on how to do this).
This can also happen due to a lack of bandwidth. If you have Kazaa, WinMX, GNUtella or some
other file sharing-type application or something else that takes considerable amounts of
bandwidth, you may want to shut it down and see if that helps the situation (even if you're
using a high speed connection, these applications can use most of the resources of your
connection).
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Windows MVP, Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources -
http://messenger.jonathankay.com
"andy" <ag254@cam.ac.uk> wrote in message news:0ca501c36d6e$3c8e8870$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> I have recently installed messenger 6 & after a couple of
> minutes it logs off automatically - very annoying!! ( I
> have a broadband connection so the network is not at fault
> here. Any suggestions?