msn help

[thebigguy]

i am having trouble signing into ne off my msn accounts and i cannot veiw www.msn.com wen ever i sign onto msn i always get this msg screenie off it below and wot it says wen i try to load msn but ever other website works except for msn and msn messager dont work all help be very helpful thebigguy

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Cannot find server or DNS Error
Internet Explorer

 

[LeoCrasher]

Are you behind a firewall or router?

Or perhaps you access the internet from over a local network?

/Leo

 

[thebigguy]

i have got a firewall pc cillin 2003 one also everythign was working fine till i got up this morn and it was doing this and i haven't changed nething if its ne help wot ports does msn messenger need open cos i will check if they been blocked also i dont fun threw a router or ewt i am also on aol dail up thxs alot thebigguy

 

[thebigguy]

its like i am being blocked from it or they blocking me or aol is not letting me use it

 

[LeoCrasher]

Mine uses 1863... or so it says.

MSN's website should use 81 (normal websites)...

Im sure sum1 will coreect me if im wrong lol..

/Leo

 

[thebigguy]

wots the protocol it uses aswell plz

 

[CraiG^]

i got same prob and i got same things as u im on AOL too and same msgs

 

[thebigguy]

i h8 bloody aol if its them hope they get it sorted if it is can i need to check msn and speak to some ppl on msn

 

[CraiG^]

whts ur AOL

 

[thebigguy]

aol 7 did have aol 8 till it keeped crashign out on me so i went bac to aol 7

 

[bobblyben]

aol is a poece of crap, so glad we got BB from local ISP. had nothin but troublw with aol

 

[thebigguy]

i've found out it is aol thats having trouble wit msn atm cos i thought i wud go into interative help place and while i was in q i had this msg up so they better get ti sorted soon i need to get on msn

Welcome to AOL Member Help Interactive. If you are currently experiencing problems access MSN or Hotmail, please note that we are working with Microsoft to resolve the issue as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience.

:P

 

[Wittin]

Yep, its AOL i'm a AOL'r and i got the exact same problem!

i just cant wait till they install ntl into my area
although they r just as bad as AOL, they tell me 2 weeks before they install it into my area, its now gone 2 months :argh:

-Wittin
:chat:

 

[thebigguy]

i thought they wud have this prob sorted by now if they working wit microsoft and they dont have a clue how long its gonna take and wots up watch this it will be soemthing simple liek a port blocked or aol ip's blocked

 

[LeoCrasher]

What about a web based MSN Messenger?

You should be able to use it just fine:

http://www.wbmsn.com/
(dont blame me if the link is dead)

/Leo

 

[thebigguy]

if ne1 else is having this same prob wit msn on aol type status in the keywords and that will give u info on the problem

 

[thebigguy]

the prob seems to be sorted now cos i can get on