Yahoo! Messenger is an instant messaging client that allows users to talk to their friends from almost anywhere in the world. However, if it is used by a computer that has a firewall installed, certain problems can arise in trying to connect to the Yahoo! instant messaging servers. This can be remedied by changing settings in the firewall to allow Yahoo! Messenger through.
Instructions
1. Open your firewall software that is installed on your computer and look for the option on the main menu that says something like "Port Forwarding," "Exceptions" or something similar. Click on this option to open the part of the firewall software where you can choose to allow software programs through the firewall.
2. Add the following ports to the firewall software (if port exceptions are options in your firewall software): 5050 (Chat and Messenger access), 5000-5010 (Voice Chat access) and 5100 (WebCam access). Save the port exception settings.
3. Add the application titled "ypager.exe" to the list of program exceptions in the firewall software. This EXE file is the program that Yahoo! Messenger runs under, so adding it as an exception will allow all communications to and from the program to occur.
Source: eHow
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