Posted by nycram on 04/16/07 12:23

On Apr 15, 8:57 pm, "old age pensioner" <m...@noaddress.com> wrote:
> "*alan*" <in_flagra...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > "old age pensioner" wrote
> >> Hi all, I used to be able to check my connection or download ability by
> >> going into chat , browse and then download my own files - now with
> >> version
> >> 3.54 beta 4 I no longer have visibity of my files via browse. Am I doing
> >> something wrong, are my settings wrong, or is browse of you own files no
> >> longer possible. Thanks
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> > I was intrigued by the process you described and tried it myself, since
> > I've also got 3.54 Beta 4.
> > It worked, no problem at all.
> > Do you mean to say that when you right click on your screen name in the
> > chat room list, you just plain do not have the option to browse? If so, do
> > you still have the option to browse from others in the chat room list?
> > Or do you mean that, after having browsed, you are unable to download from
> > yourself?
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> > Alan
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> Alan, I've narrowed it down that it's some setting in my router ( Linksys
> BEFW11S4 ). I don't know when anything changed in that I used to be able to
> query myself (so to speak). But if I use my dial up account or if I connect
> directly to the modem then I can see me, list my shared files, and dolnload
> from me - but as soon as I connect via the router I eventually get "no
> resoponse from the host" when I try a whois and get "Finished Download List>
> 0 files ( 0 megs ) total" when I try to browse. Unfortunately if that's what
> others see about me it looks like I'm not sharing.
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> The router is properly set up to allow the default UDP & TCP ports to allow
> WinMX sharing and downloading. I'd appreciate any and all help you or anyone
> can offer. Thanks

Have you worked your way through the detailed cookbook for how to set
up your Linksys BEFW11S4 router for WinMx, available at
portforward.com?

http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Linksys/BEFW11S4/WinMX.htm

NYcram

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