Jonathan
Thu Jul 06 15:02:55 CDT 2006
Hi,
Well if it can't establish a direct connection, it uses a relay server and displays the
message you're seeing.
You might want to give Verizon a call as they may already have instructions available to help
you out with this -- I somehow doubt you're the first one to encounter the problem.
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"thebigdintexas" <thebigdintexas@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I messed around with the router setting for almost 2 hours......I am afraid I
> am not very good with adjusting all the different settings...nothing I
> changed got the messenger status to change, and when i set a single static ip
> then i couldn't get a connection. There is just way to many settings to
> adjust in the router settings, and I don't know what many of them do. There
> are times when messenger does come in pretty good, so i am not sure that the
> direct connection would make much of a difference. What seems more critical
> to messenger coming in good is whether that message "the network appears
> slow" pops up when webcaming.
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> Using the Single Static IP feature should do the trick. You can find instructions for
>> this
>> in the manual here:
>>
http://www.westell.com/content/sales/327W.pdf
>>
>> on page 40 (section 12.1).
>>
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>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> Associate Expert
>>
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> Messenger Resources -
http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
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>>
>> "thebigdintexas" <thebigdintexas@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:FD2AC2AF-9385-469A-906E-EB923BF69373@microsoft.com...
>> >I am connected to Windows Live Messenger through a Westell versalink 327W
>> > router to my Verizon DSL connection. My connection status in messenger
>> > always says "You are connected to the internet through a non-UPnP IP
>> > restricted NAT. (Administrator).". What settings can I adjust to make it a
>> > direct connection? I found some settings in my router configuration under
>> > WAN for Protocol: and my choices are bridge, classical IPoA, PPPoA, and
>> > PPPoE. Also, QOS choices are CBR, UBR, VBR. (don't know if any of this info
>> > helps). I am just trying to make the connection direct to try and improve
>> > the audio quality while using my webcam.
>>
>>
>>