why am i offline?

apu95 · April 13th, 2003

ever since i flashed my routers firmware (Linksys BEFW11S4 wireless) im able to be in messenger only "1/2 way in".
i can log on and chk my email through it, even speak with my friends, but on my friends' side, i appear offline. they see me offline yet they can speak with me without probs.

can anyone shed any light on this? ive been trying the linksys web site but it wont load the knowledge base...

thx,
Apu

April 13th, 2003

try to change your version of messenger. if you are using Win messenger, try MSN meseenger!

April 13th, 2003

I actually have that exact same router, and have the lastest firmware on it too...no such problems here. ICQ and Messenger both work perfectly fine.

This same thing happened to me once on ICQ too, but I just left it for the night and in the morning it worked fine again, it must have been an ICQ server problem. Perhaps MSN is having technical problems?

apu95 · April 13th, 2003

hopefully its server probs...its kind of annoying to have no one seeing you online. im using windows messenger 4.7
thx for the replies guys

jonifen · April 14th, 2003

aye, i think its just coincidence that it happened after you upgraded the firmware on the router. I've seen it happen many times in the past on both ICQ and MSN that offline people are able to talk as normal. I even received a file from a friend who appeared offline once lol. I think its just a server problem at their end.

**Kush** · April 14th, 2003

u probably have security software installed like a firewall or like cysco systems. my dads laptop had cysco security software and it would always do that on the same connection that my normal pc would work fine. tell us if u have any cycisco software or any other!

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apu95 Caffeine-->Code Converter Joined: April 2002 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 502 Reputation: 60 Power: 128	why am i offline? ever since i flashed my routers firmware (Linksys BEFW11S4 wireless) im able to be in messenger only "1/2 way in". i can log on and chk my email through it, even speak with my friends, but on my friends' side, i appear offline. they see me offline yet they can speak with me without probs. can anyone shed any light on this? ive been trying the linksys web site but it wont load the knowledge base... thx, Apu Telepathic: Q6600, 4 GB, HD3650, Audigy, Win7 64 Phantom: P4 3.0 800 FSB, D865GBFL, 512 DDR400, Radeon 9200 128, SB Live 5.1, WD 80gb, 16x DVD, Samsung SW-204B 40x24x40 CD-RW Psychic: ASUS M50SV: Core 2 Duo T8100, 3GB DDR2, nVidia 9500GS, 250GB (Win7), BluRay, 802.11b/g/n

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apu95 Caffeine-->Code Converter Joined: April 2002 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 502 Reputation: 60 Power: 128	hopefully its server probs...its kind of annoying to have no one seeing you online. im using windows messenger 4.7 thx for the replies guys Telepathic: Q6600, 4 GB, HD3650, Audigy, Win7 64 Phantom: P4 3.0 800 FSB, D865GBFL, 512 DDR400, Radeon 9200 128, SB Live 5.1, WD 80gb, 16x DVD, Samsung SW-204B 40x24x40 CD-RW Psychic: ASUS M50SV: Core 2 Duo T8100, 3GB DDR2, nVidia 9500GS, 250GB (Win7), BluRay, 802.11b/g/n

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Kush High On Life! Joined: January 2002 Location: Montreal, Quebec Posts: 4,590 Reputation: 1300 Power: 185	u probably have security software installed like a firewall or like cysco systems. my dads laptop had cysco security software and it would always do that on the same connection that my normal pc would work fine. tell us if u have any cycisco software or any other! If Someones post is helpful or makes you laugh, reward the person by clicking on this button--->

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April 13th, 2003	Top \| #2
ZAnwar Unregistered Posts: n/a	try to change your version of messenger. if you are using Win messenger, try MSN meseenger!

April 13th, 2003	Top \| #3
Blitzkrieg Unregistered Posts: n/a	I actually have that exact same router, and have the lastest firmware on it too...no such problems here. ICQ and Messenger both work perfectly fine. This same thing happened to me once on ICQ too, but I just left it for the night and in the morning it worked fine again, it must have been an ICQ server problem. Perhaps MSN is having technical problems?

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jonifen pffff... Joined: February 2003 Posts: 705 Reputation: 10 Power: 120	aye, i think its just coincidence that it happened after you upgraded the firmware on the router. I've seen it happen many times in the past on both ICQ and MSN that offline people are able to talk as normal. I even received a file from a friend who appeared offline once lol. I think its just a server problem at their end.