msn file transfer speeds slooooooooow

Jono · 11 Aug 2007 at 22:16

Any ideas why? I have some port forwarded to my PC that has "msn messenger" on the note - can't remember which one it is, but I must've set it up for some reason.

Any other ports/ranges should be forwarded? It truely does suck donkey pole. Like 1k/ 3s.

JamesRJ · 11 Aug 2007 at 22:21

Only way to get decent transfer speeds with msn is to enable UPnP on your computer.

ns400r · 12 Aug 2007 at 00:40

JamesRJ said:
Only way to get decent transfer speeds with msn is to enable UPnP on your computer.

No it's not.

Setting and configuring the ports that MSN uses will surfice.

KIA · 12 Aug 2007 at 04:57

Use an alternative protocol. MSN File Transfer is notoriously slow

Jono · 13 Aug 2007 at 15:17

fluff said:
Use an alternative protocol. MSN File Transfer is notoriously slow

Like what? FTP?

paul8811 · 13 Aug 2007 at 16:09

You can setup you own private torrent tracker, pretty sure I have seen guides to do this on Utorrent

HomerJ · 13 Aug 2007 at 16:14

FTP will be quicker also the other quick option is ICQ.

Enabling uPNP is the easiest way to enable faster transfer but the other person will also need to have uPNP enabled on there router as well.

I would say FTP is by far the easiest just bung the file on web space and then MSN or email the link so the other person just downloads it without needing the username etc to the web space

KIA · 14 Aug 2007 at 06:40

Jono said:
Like what? FTP?

FTP is a possibility. I'd recommend Serv-U.

If you opt to go down the torrent route, use an open tracker like http://torrent-downloads.to:2710/announce - You simply create the torrent file using the tracker and start seeding!