Remote assistance through a router via windows live messenger

Question

can i use windows live messenger to support my friends pc? both of our computer is behind a router, is it posible for this kind of data to passthrough a router?

Answer 1

It should.  Make sure your router has UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) enabled, that way Windows Messenger and Remote Assistance can open the ports that it needs.

Here's the spec sheet from MS:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using...

Expand the last question - "Does Remote Assistance work behind NAT devices" - that's what you're asking about (Routers use NAT to share the internet connection)

Answer 2

certifications Bootcamp-http://ccnatutorial.com/

Answer 3

I had to disable the firewall to use remote assistance with my router.