Help!!! An IP problem in MSN Messenger

[wzperson]

I just got my broadband access (FTTP + LAN) yesterday. But unfortunately, I only have been assigned to an internal IP address start from 10.*.*.* It causes many problem in communicating especially in Video and Audio communication. I can start the Video feature in MSN Messenger when I access to Internet through dail-up connection. But now I cannot do that via broadband accession.

How can I solve the problems? Anyone has some contructive suggestions?

Thanks

[Aaron]

Some IP Routing needs to be configured in your NAT software or Hardware Router. But I don't know how.

Check www.PraticallyNetworked.com

[babis]

I'm a bit confused.

Assumptions:

1. When using broadband connection, you use a firewall/router(NAT)

2. When using dialup (modem), you don't go thru it.

Limitations:

Most routers will try to block some of the IM functions, unless you open those specific ports and get them running

Solution:

if that's the case.. then try disabling the firewall settings in ur router.. u can do so by assiging ur IP (the fake one from the router) to have a zero value in DMZ.. but as aaron mentioned that site has excellent information... if u get stuck.. feel free to post here and I'll try to see what i can do

Informaiton: (OPTIONAL READING...basically u don't need to read it)

When you have a router, the only digits that you would change as a home user are the last 3 ones... if you have a class C (using ipv4) ..

unless ur a major establishment and have a class B (using ipv4)

so when u have say 192.168.1.xxx (the variables are xxx) using C class

the total avialble using ipv4.. would be 2^32... about 4billions ips

argh.. if I'm not mistaken.. i'm right.. feel free to correct my ramblings..

[XPerties]

Read up on this here if Im understanding your promblem correctly...Hope it helps.

http://www.microsoft.com/WINDOWSXP/pro/tec...tfw/default.asp

-Xperties