Article ID: 927847
Article Last Modified on 6/30/2007
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- Windows Live Messenger
SUMMARY
This article describes the various network ports that are required for Windows Live Messenger features to work.
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The following table lists the network ports that are required for various features of Windows Live Messenger 8.1 on a Windows Vista-based computer.
Feature | Port that is used |
Sign in to the Messenger service | TCP 80, 443, 1863 |
Network Detection | TCP 7001 UDP 9, 7001 |
Audio | TCP 80, 443, 1863 TCP/UDP 30000 - 65535 |
Audio (Legacy) * | UDP 5004 – 65535 |
Webcam and Video Conversations | TCP 80 TCP/UDP 5000 - 65535 |
File Transfer | TCP 443, 1863 TCP/UDP 1025 - 65535 |
File Transfer (Legacy) * | TCP 6891 - 6900 |
Sharing Folders | TCP 1863 TCP/UDP 1025 – 65535 |
Whiteboard and Application Sharing | TCP 1503 |
Remote Assistance | TCP 3389 TCP/UDP 49152 – 65535 |
Windows Live Call | TCP 443, 5061 UDP 5004 - 65525 |
Games | TCP 80, 443, 1863 TCP/UDP 1025 - 65535 |
- These ports are used when you are connected to a contact through a legacy client program, such as MSN Messenger 5.0 or any version of Windows Messenger.
The following table lists the network ports that are required for various features of Windows Live Messenger on a Microsoft Windows XP-based computer.
Feature | Port that is used |
Sign in to the Messenger service | TCP 80, 443, 1863 |
Network Detection | TCP 7001 UDP 9, 7001 |
Audio | TCP 80, 443, 1863 TCP/UDP 30000 - 65535 |
Audio (Legacy) * | UDP 5004 – 65535 |
Webcam and Video Conversations | TCP 80 TCP/UDP 5000 - 65535 |
File Transfer | TCP 443, 1863 TCP/UDP 1025 - 65535 |
File Transfer (Legacy) * | TCP 6891 - 6900 |
Sharing Folders | TCP 1863 TCP/UDP 1025 – 65535 |
Whiteboard and Application Sharing | TCP 1503 |
Remote Assistance | TCP 3389 |
Windows Live Call | TCP 443, 5061 UDP 5004 - 65525 |
Games | TCP 80, 443, 1863 TCP/UDP 1025 - 65535 |
- These ports are used when you are connected to a contact through a legacy client program, such as MSN Messenger 5.0 or any version of Windows Messenger.
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