Is there any way to sort out this problem with iptables ...or any tune up parameter ????? Coz i have to solve this else we need to replace with commercial router which i dont want to do.
In a last couple of days MSN was down several times. Nothing you, or anybody else can do about it. Switching to different firewall would have no effect. On the other hand, switching to different instant messaging program (ICQ, AIM, Yahoo, just to name few of the bigger names) would probably solve the problem. Which is supposedly solved by MS by now anyhow.
Thierry mentioned uPnP. MSN *does not* need uPnP to work. You can safely turn uPnP off by setting appropriate registry entry. Should be fairly trivial to find which one using Google. It might be good idea to do it anyhow, since if you search for info on uPnP you'll find that everybody is suggesting to turn it off because it's unsecure. I've never tried to dig more info about uPnP, but if what Thierry wrote was correct, I'd turn it off immediatelly (applications being able to uncontrollably punch holes in firewall, not likely in my shop, virus writers would surely *love* that feature).
-- Aleksandar Milivojevic <amilivojevic@xxxxxx> Pollard Banknote Limited Systems Administrator 1499 Buffalo Place Tel: (204) 474-2323 ext 276 Winnipeg, MB R3T 1L7
