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December 27, 2002 at 11:47 am #7613HoenzbroekMember
i want to use MSN at work, but all ports are blocked, is it possible to login on a website ?? webMSN doesn’t work here. does anybody have more links ?? thanks
January 1, 2003 at 9:24 pm #65459PhilMemberis there no way of unblocking the ports ???? or are you being sneaky and doing it behind the companys back ???? does anyone know if trillian (http://www.trillian.cc) runs on different ports…i have a feeling it does….
January 3, 2003 at 11:20 pm #65455Jeff HesterKeymasterQuote:quote:Originally posted by Phil
does anyone know if trillian (http://www.trillian.cc) runs on different ports…i have a feeling it does….It does not, because it can not do that. The MSN servers only listen on specific ports.
So if Hoenzbroek wants to use MSN at work he’ll have to hack the company’s firewall 😡
January 5, 2003 at 12:53 pm #65463DJHyperbyteMemberQuote:quote:Originally posted by Dennis_K
So if Hoenzbroek wants to use MSN at work he’ll have to hack the company’s firewallThat is not true. Hoenzbroek has a few chances of bypassing his company’s firewall (which is, I believe, a proxy server).
1. Take a look at your Internet Explorer settings. Under the tab ‘Connections’, there is a subwindow ‘LAN Settings’. There is a good chance that the use of a proxy server is enabled there (if not, try step 2). Note down this ‘Address’ and ‘Port’, and go to the MSN Messenger personal settings. Click on the ‘Connection’ tab, and tell MSN you use a proxy, of type HTTP-proxy. The ‘Server’ and ‘Port’ are equivalent to the ‘Address’ and ‘Port’ you have just noted down.
2. Try running MSN via a HTTP-tunnel (http://www.http-tunnel.com). Install (and configure – Make 100% sure that the test does NOT fail!!) the software, and then go to the MSN Personal settings. Over there, tell MSN you use a proxy server, of type SOCKSv4 on server “localhost” on port “1080”.
January 8, 2003 at 11:39 am #65458urxlncMemberI belive that the network is not proxy, MSN Messanger listens to port 1965 and it is blocked at the server which is either WinNT or Higher.
I have tested this, the proxy server doesn’t block the port 1965, the MSN will automatically singin on proxy network, even without assinging the proxy port and server names in the settings for Messenger, it by default takes the Intenet Explorers proxy settings.
Now all you can do it hack the server and open the port 1965!
January 8, 2003 at 12:40 pm #65462DJHyperbyteMemberQuote:quote:Originally posted by urxlncI belive that the network is not proxy, MSN Messanger listens to port 1965 and it is blocked at the server which is either WinNT or Higher.
I have tested this, the proxy server doesn’t block the port 1965, the MSN will automatically singin on proxy network, even without assinging the proxy port and server names in the settings for Messenger, it by default takes the Intenet Explorers proxy settings.
Now all you can do it hack the server and open the port 1965!
The MSN Messenger servers listen on port 1863, not 1965.
Did you ever try that HTTP-tunnel? 🙂
January 8, 2003 at 1:31 pm #65464lifeofdaveMemberI am having the same problems using msn messenger at school and have tired various programs such as http-tunnel and HTTPort, unfortunately none of which have worked. The school uses a proxy server on the ISPs server to filter address, and the school uses a router and firewall here. Apart from blocking ports how could messenger have been blocked, and is there any way they could stop http tunnel working if I run my own server at home on port 80? As I have tried using the public http tunnel servers and it does not work) Http tunnel can never find the servers it needs, maybe as the ISPs filter blocks them, I dont know. Any help or ideas appreciated, thanks.
January 8, 2003 at 2:54 pm #65457urxlncMember😮 My mistake, I had got confused about the port for MSN Messenger, it is 1863, which I had hardly remembered.
Well comming back to the problem, well yeah I have used HTTP-Tunnel, there is another program silimar to it, Socks2http, Socks2HTTP is an agent converting SOCKS v.5 requests into HTTP requests and tunneling them through HTTP proxy. SOCKS allows programs to traverse firewalls on any port number and is used by many popular programs, like Morpheus, MSN Messenger, ICQ, AOL IM, FTP, Telnet, and many others. Many companies restrict firewall traversals only to HTTP requests, disabling SOCKS proxy. Socks2HTTP provides a lightweight SOCKS server for the SOCKS client, performing its connection through an HTTP proxy.
Both HTTP-Tunnel and Socks2HTTP are sharewares, the free version of HTTP-Tunnel restricts the user to bandwidth of 1.5kbps, and the paid versions bandwidth is maximum 30kbps, which means frequent disconnection.
Now in the Messenger you can use HTTP proxy (if proxy network) at port 80, and MSN can solve this problem if the problem doesn’t solve then, I found a solution, most universities, schools and offices, to avoid all access to MSN Messenger they clear the registry of the MSN server, to put it back
1. In the registry, navigate to: HKURSoftwareMicrosoftMessengerService
2. Find the item named Server: if it shows Null;0.0.0.0:0 then change this value to messenger.hotmail.com;64.4.13.50:1863 or messenger.hotmail.com;207.46.104.20:1863Another way of blocking the MSN Messenger is Administrator Puts a line in hosts file on the pc which tells the MSN Messenger to look for the MSN server on localloopback. 127.0.0.0 gateway.messenger.hotmail.com is the server address to use, if its done MSN never signs in.
The Administrator creates an access rule to block the IP range when a user tries to sign in. They blocked 64.4.13.170- 64.4.13.190 as an access rule, and the Messenger Never signs in even if you use any HTTP Proxy, or port, we can use other IP address supported by MSN to do this in the registry use 207.46.104.20, this is the only IP address that I know and I use this IP address.
January 31, 2003 at 9:20 pm #65466sakrawiMemberHI!! How do I get into my registry?
Quote:quote:Originally posted by DJHyperbyteQuote:quote:Originally posted by urxlncI belive that the network is not proxy, MSN Messanger listens to port 1965 and it is blocked at the server which is either WinNT or Higher.
I have tested this, the proxy server doesn’t block the port 1965, the MSN will automatically singin on proxy network, even without assinging the proxy port and server names in the settings for Messenger, it by default takes the Intenet Explorers proxy settings.
Now all you can do it hack the server and open the port 1965!
The MSN Messenger servers listen on port 1863, not 1965.
Did you ever try that HTTP-tunnel? 🙂
January 31, 2003 at 10:13 pm #65461Spider_manMemberGoto start>run>type REGEDIT in the box and hit enter.
February 3, 2003 at 6:53 pm #65465sakrawiMemberI’ve tried every possibility…from different ports to different ip addresses to the registry. Any more suggestions? I need to contact the outside world!!!
Quote:quote:Originally posted by urxlnc😮 My mistake, I had got confused about the port for MSN Messenger, it is 1863, which I had hardly remembered.
Well comming back to the problem, well yeah I have used HTTP-Tunnel, there is another program silimar to it, Socks2http, Socks2HTTP is an agent converting SOCKS v.5 requests into HTTP requests and tunneling them through HTTP proxy. SOCKS allows programs to traverse firewalls on any port number and is used by many popular programs, like Morpheus, MSN Messenger, ICQ, AOL IM, FTP, Telnet, and many others. Many companies restrict firewall traversals only to HTTP requests, disabling SOCKS proxy. Socks2HTTP provides a lightweight SOCKS server for the SOCKS client, performing its connection through an HTTP proxy.
Both HTTP-Tunnel and Socks2HTTP are sharewares, the free version of HTTP-Tunnel restricts the user to bandwidth of 1.5kbps, and the paid versions bandwidth is maximum 30kbps, which means frequent disconnection.
Now in the Messenger you can use HTTP proxy (if proxy network) at port 80, and MSN can solve this problem if the problem doesn’t solve then, I found a solution, most universities, schools and offices, to avoid all access to MSN Messenger they clear the registry of the MSN server, to put it back
1. In the registry, navigate to: HKURSoftwareMicrosoftMessengerService
2. Find the item named Server: if it shows Null;0.0.0.0:0 then change this value to messenger.hotmail.com;64.4.13.50:1863 or messenger.hotmail.com;207.46.104.20:1863Another way of blocking the MSN Messenger is Administrator Puts a line in hosts file on the pc which tells the MSN Messenger to look for the MSN server on localloopback. 127.0.0.0 gateway.messenger.hotmail.com is the server address to use, if its done MSN never signs in.
The Administrator creates an access rule to block the IP range when a user tries to sign in. They blocked 64.4.13.170- 64.4.13.190 as an access rule, and the Messenger Never signs in even if you use any HTTP Proxy, or port, we can use other IP address supported by MSN to do this in the registry use 207.46.104.20, this is the only IP address that I know and I use this IP address.
March 17, 2003 at 6:55 pm #65467DaRkSiDeMemberTry looking here: http://www.angelfire.com/d20/vbfiles/articles/msnproxy/
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March 23, 2003 at 12:15 pm #65468GapBoyTMemberJust as a suggestion you might want to try the WebBased application at http://www.multicity.com I have been using it for a few days. It suggests a 15 day expiration peroid on one reigstratoin page and on another suggests that a basic membership is free, so if the membership will work after the 15 day peroid I am not sure. 🙁 **the program also lets you access yahoo**
April 6, 2003 at 3:52 am #65469TrivialMemberIm having the same problem. I can’t get messenger to work through the same configuration as IE. I’ve tried trillian and mIRC and they don’t work either. I’ve had to resort to using outlook but then I can’t see who is online. I’m trying just about everything posted without changing the firewall. What needs to be changed there to get it to work?
April 15, 2003 at 12:01 am #65470kappz21MemberCan anyone help me ??? Im trying to get MSN messenger work but a firewall is stopping me ive tried nearly all common tunneling progz to get a connection and ive tried to see if there is a proxy server but can’t seem to find. All ports are blocked apart from the http ones Is there a web based meesenger service dat is completely free??
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