On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 10:34 AM, Clint Dilks <clintd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 29/07/10 12:27, L wrote: >> hi >> I use empathy as IM to connect to gmail and msn (hotmail) accounts. >> Use this laptop, I connect to both at work place, but at home(using >> TPG adsl2+). I can't connect to the msn account. the settings are the >> same. there is not many options for empathy to coonect to msn >> >> server messenger.hotmail.com >> port 1863 >> >> anywhere to look for fix. >> >> by the way, at the home network, it's ok to connect to the same msn >> account using pidgin. >> best >> >> Y >> >> > Hi Your home network will be using Nat and perhaps this is not working > correctly. You could manually set up a rule that forwards all incoming > traffic on port 1863 to your machines internal ip address:1863 and see > if that helps. :) > thanks, Yes, the adsl use NAT. if this is the case, does it mean I have to configure the router to do port forward to this internal ip? this could cause additional problem if I want to use msn IM on empathy from other home pc. why pidigin connects ok? > If you are unsure how to do this your asdl router probably has a web > interface you can connect to, connect to this and look for anything that > seems to relate to port forwarding. > > Have a nice day > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > -- http://etvillage.blogspot.com/ -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
