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| message from M. B. on 12 Jun 2004 |
For some reason, I am unable to play "streaming video" through my Windows
Media Player. Someone told me that it is probably that Linksys WRT54G
router causing the problem by blocking with the firewall. Are there
certain ports that I can forward to "fix" this situation?
I am runnng Windows XP SP1 with 1GB RAM and all patches u-to-date. My
connection is DSL 1.5/384K.
Thanks!
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| Rick \"Nutcase\" Rogers replied to M. B. on 12 Jun 2004 |
Hi,
It could be the problem, but unless you set up some sophisticated port
blocking, most routers will allow incoming streaming as long as it was
initiated by a local system. See this article, which has a section on
troubleshooting problems playing back media from the 'net:
Troubleshooting Playback in Windows Media Player for Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306317
And, if you upgraded, also possibly this one:
How to troubleshoot playback in Windows Media Player 9
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=811982
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