Linksys BEFSR41 mirc/msn timing out 1

[beckett1]

Hello
I have a Linksys BEFSR41 router with 4-port switch connected to 3 computers all with 10/100 LAN cards and I am also connected to the net via a cable modem (NTL).

I have a problem with mirc and msn messager. Both these program timeout but they don't disconnect, this is starting to get annoying because msn sits there and i think i am connect but i am not

Thanks for any help sugestions

beckett1

 

[johnodq]

By any chance do you have E-Donkey Running ????

Please refer to my post :-

thread585-481346 this sound similar to your problem? ---------------
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[beckett1]

ahhhhhh

thanks

yeh i did notice it was happening when running edonkey

Do you know why its happening?

 

[johnodq]

I'm trying to work that out at the moment as soon as I know more I'll post details in this thread. ---------------
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[beckett1]

Thanks

 

[smylies]

Have you tried opening the ff. ports for the msn and mirc?
for msn: 6891-6901, 1863, 5190
for mirc: 6660 - 6669, 113

 

[johnodq]

I have all ports open for irc, msn usually works without any forwarding except when e-donkey is running.

Without port 113 irc wont get ident so thats a must anyway.

It's like looking for a pigmy in very long grass ! ;-)

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[johnodq]

THE SOLUTION IS:-

I have found by setting an announcement in my own IRC channel to broadcast every 2 minutes this stops IRC from disconnecting !

MSN seems to be ok if you are sending/recieving msgs etc, and since I did the IRC fix I hav'nt been disconnected in MSN when not using it. ---------------
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[beckett1]

cool

i will give that a try