Getting MSN Messenger to work

[Rob B]

Hi all,


I finally worked out how to get MSN Messenger service to work properly, ie: receive & send files

(I was using Clark Connect )

1: -- do a fresh install of Redhat 7.0 -- choose Custom & install what you need ... don't forget Xwindows & netscape ...
(nothing wrong with CC, but it isn't configurable enough without MAJOR reconstuction)

2: -- Setup Network (http://www.linuxathome.net) , Samba etc, & make sure it works !

3: -- Run gnome
( - run Xconfigurator 1st to set it up)

4: -- Download & Install Webmin (http://www.webmin.com/webmin/) -- brilliant program !!!

5: -- Find, download & Install ' ipmasqadm-0.4.2-4.i386.rpm '

6: -- Download Microsoft Messenger Module (http://www.e-infomax.com/ipmasq/files22/mmsmasq.tar.gz) & untar, make & insmod it.

7: -- Modify /etc/rc.d/rc.local to load your MSN module:-
( modprobe ip_masq_mms )

8: -- ENJOY !!!!!

[Joeri Sebrechts]

Originally posted by Rob B:
<STRONG>Hi all,

I finally worked out how to get MSN Messenger service to work properly, ie: receive & send files

...

7: -- Modify /etc/rc.d/rc.local to load your MSN module:-
( modprobe ip_masq_mms )

</STRONG>

Nice howto.

I don't know if this works on redhat too, but if I place the name of the module in /etc/modules my debian system loads it on bootup. Debian has an app btw called modconf which allows you to see all the modules on your system and select via a nice menu system which ones you want to load on bootup, and what you want their arguments to be. Very handy.

There is another way to get these to work than to use kernel modules btw, you can use a socks proxy (dante is a good one)on the gateway and configure the client apps to use it. Works fine in almost every app with proxy support. That's how I got my ICQ to work from behind the gateway. I suppose msn works the same way too.

And then there is always the option of running jabber and getting full access to almost every service imaginable on all your computers without all this messing about with kernel modules and proxies. I'm planning to move to jabber pretty soon now.

[Ludootje]

Originally posted by Joeri Sebrechts:
<STRONG>Nice howto.</STRONG>
personally, i don't get a clue of it. but that'll just be me :rolleyes:
don't you need wine for it?