ogmzergrush
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Ok, so as per all the other issues I have resorted to posting here to fix, I've come up with a problem which is driving me insane.
Basically, my problem is that messages between myself and one other person are vanishing (without it saying at my end or theirs that the message has not been delivered successfully). I can talk with anyone else without this problem, as can the person I'm messaging. To further complicate the issue, this is not a consistent problem, and will happen mid conversation for a while, then be fine, and so on. It makes for a lot of long pauses, followed by "did you reply" "yeah I've been asking where the fuck you are for an hour?", and so on. If it continues I am likely to kill someone.
It is happening with MSN, Skype, and Trillian (Trillian using the MSN protocol, I have listed this to clarify that it does not appear to be the client causing problems).
Initially I assumed it was some sort of port issue, but these settings have been checked and the appropriate ports are forwarded correctly. Windows firewall is disabled at both ends. In addition to this, I cannot see any router settings which should cause problems at either end.
Clean formats on each of the machines involved, and the problem has been observed on two different machines at each end (both I and the person I am speaking with have two computers, the problem shows up no matter which computer combination I and the person are using).
Internet connections at each end are straight up wired ADSL, nothing exotic. Routers are reputable brands and have not given me any reason to suspect that this problem is their fault. When this problem happens, other active connections which are running do not falter (eg. IRC, online gaming, file transfers, whatever), so it's not a matter of a brief disconnection.
If it's any use, the connection status window in MSN on both ends reads:
"You are directly connected to the .NET Messenger Service"
"You are connected to the Internet through wired network connection" [sic]
"You are connected to the Internet through a UPnP IP restricted NAT. (Administrator)"
(if relevant, UPnP functionality is supported and enabled on both routers)
Issue manifests itself in an identical fashion no matter what client is used. Each client listed has been uninstalled completely, reinstalled, tried with older versions (and most recent), and so on. In addition, the majority of the machines on which this problem is being observed have been formatted recently.
Yeah, so that's about it. Given that it's not a constant problem, identifying the source and figuring out how to resolve it is proving to be quite a pain. Any worthwhile ideas and suggestions would be greatly appreciated
Breaking News: A second friend (Person B for the purposes of the explanation coming up), has been complaining about me ignoring them, but I haven't been receiving the messages which they've been sending. In addition, person A who I've discussed above has noticed that messages to Person B have *also* been going missing. Despite this, communication with everyone else on my list seems fine. I'm going insane, what the hell is this shit?
Basically, my problem is that messages between myself and one other person are vanishing (without it saying at my end or theirs that the message has not been delivered successfully). I can talk with anyone else without this problem, as can the person I'm messaging. To further complicate the issue, this is not a consistent problem, and will happen mid conversation for a while, then be fine, and so on. It makes for a lot of long pauses, followed by "did you reply" "yeah I've been asking where the fuck you are for an hour?", and so on. If it continues I am likely to kill someone.
It is happening with MSN, Skype, and Trillian (Trillian using the MSN protocol, I have listed this to clarify that it does not appear to be the client causing problems).
Initially I assumed it was some sort of port issue, but these settings have been checked and the appropriate ports are forwarded correctly. Windows firewall is disabled at both ends. In addition to this, I cannot see any router settings which should cause problems at either end.
Clean formats on each of the machines involved, and the problem has been observed on two different machines at each end (both I and the person I am speaking with have two computers, the problem shows up no matter which computer combination I and the person are using).
Internet connections at each end are straight up wired ADSL, nothing exotic. Routers are reputable brands and have not given me any reason to suspect that this problem is their fault. When this problem happens, other active connections which are running do not falter (eg. IRC, online gaming, file transfers, whatever), so it's not a matter of a brief disconnection.
If it's any use, the connection status window in MSN on both ends reads:
"You are directly connected to the .NET Messenger Service"
"You are connected to the Internet through wired network connection" [sic]
"You are connected to the Internet through a UPnP IP restricted NAT. (Administrator)"
(if relevant, UPnP functionality is supported and enabled on both routers)
Issue manifests itself in an identical fashion no matter what client is used. Each client listed has been uninstalled completely, reinstalled, tried with older versions (and most recent), and so on. In addition, the majority of the machines on which this problem is being observed have been formatted recently.
Yeah, so that's about it. Given that it's not a constant problem, identifying the source and figuring out how to resolve it is proving to be quite a pain. Any worthwhile ideas and suggestions would be greatly appreciated
Breaking News: A second friend (Person B for the purposes of the explanation coming up), has been complaining about me ignoring them, but I haven't been receiving the messages which they've been sending. In addition, person A who I've discussed above has noticed that messages to Person B have *also* been going missing. Despite this, communication with everyone else on my list seems fine. I'm going insane, what the hell is this shit?