uPnP ... MSN Messenger

From: Tx2 (tx2newscollection_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 10/24/04 

Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 19:16:01 +0100

The only way i can get MSN Messenger audio to work via my Draytek 2600,
is to turn on uPNP services in WinXP

AIUI, uPnP is not such a good idea to have switched on? Being on ADSL, i
have a fixed IP, if that is relevant to my concerns.

I am firewalled up to the eyeballs, insofar as i have my hardware
firewall (aka NAT router) and also run software firewalls on the local
network machines.

I use MSN Messenger a lot to communicate with family abroad, and not
having audio is a nuisance.

Should i accept the situation, and have no audio, or could i
'cautiously' turn uPnP services on?

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