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Old 12-05-2004, 03:53 PM   #1
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Question How to open port 6891?

How do I open port 6891 so I can send files with aMSN?
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Old 12-05-2004, 05:17 PM   #2
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you may unable if isp blocks it, also, do you have a linksys router or similar?
 
Old 12-06-2004, 02:39 PM   #3
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No i do not have a linksys router or similar. can you tell me what to write in the terminal to open it?
 
Old 12-08-2004, 10:05 PM   #4
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asssuming your trouble is the local firewall you can write as root:

iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 6891 -j ACCEPT

I am not sure about the tcp part because I am not certain it is tcp, but it sound like a bad idea to send the file over udp, so ...
 
  


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