Jonathan
Sat Aug 07 14:11:33 CDT 2004
Greetings Jesse,
It could be that you have the Internet Connection Firewall engaged on your connection and it
needs to be configured for Windows Messenger file sending. To do so, click Start, then All
Programs, then Accessories, then Communications, then Network Connections. Right-click your
connection, then click Properties. For dialup, it should be the name of your Internet
Service Provider. Click the Advanced Tab, and then click the Settings tab. Click the Add
button and then in the Service Settings, type in the following -- for Description enter
Messenger Connection, for Name or IP address enter 127.0.0.1, for both External and Internal
ports enter 6891. Verify TCP is selected and click OK. Now repeat the last step but change
the ports to 6892, 6893, 6894, 6895, 6896, 6897, 6898, 6899, 6900. Yes, 10 (including the
first one) will now be selected. Then click OK. You should now be able to send files with
the firewall enabled.
Note that this is for Windows Messenger exlusively (if you're using MSN Messenger, there's
more to it).
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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources -
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"Jesse Denton" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:208001c47cb1$7a821ea0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> I'm using Windows messenger and when I attempt to send a file to someone, I get:
> Transfer of file "image.jpg" from x has been accepted. and then,
>
> We could not send this file because the connection is blocked. Please contact your network administrator or Internet service provider; they may be able to enable file transfers.
>
> I am using windows xp home and a dialup connection.
>