Configuring MSN Messenger through Norton Personal Firewall

1. From the system tray, near the system clock, right click on the Norton Internet Security or Norton Personal Firewall icon, and choose Norton Internet Security or Norton Personal Firewall. 

 

 

 

2. In the Norton Internet Security window, choose Personal Firewall. 

3. Click on the Configure button on the bottom right corner of the window to open the settings for the Personal Firewall.

 

 

4. Click the Programs tab to configure MSN Messenger through the firewall. The list of programs that have been added to the Personal Firewall appears under the Manual Program Control section

If you have more than one instance of Microsoft MSN Messenger in the Manual Program Control list, proceed to Step 5.

If Messenger is not listed under the Manual Program Control list, proceed to Step 6.

If you have only one instance of Microsoft MSN Messenger, proceed to Step 7.

 

 

5. If Microsoft MSN Messenger appears twice in the Manual Program Control list, remove all MSN Messenger entries from the list. Note: It is better to remove all previous instances of Messenger from the Programs list. 

5.a. Select each Microsoft MSN Messenger entry and click Remove. Do this for all similar entries. 
5.b. Click OK to close the Norton Personal Firewall configuration window. 

 

 

6. To add Messenger through the Norton Personal Firewall, click on the Add button in the Program Control tab.

 

 

6.a. Browse to locate Messenger by going to C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger.

6.b. Select msnmsgr.exe and click on Open.

 

 

 

6.c. In the Program Control window choose Permit and click OK. 
6.d. Click OK to close the Norton Firewall configuration window.

 

 

 

6.e. After configuring MSN Messenger through the firewall, the settings should look like this:

6.f. Click OK to close the Norton Personal Firewall configuration window.

 

 

 

 

7. To modify the access permitted to Messenger: 

7.a. Select Microsoft MSN Messenger from the Manual Program Control list. Click on the Internet Access column and choose Permit All.

 

 

For more information, refer to the Norton knowledge base , select the version of the product that you are using, and then search for “Changing Internet Access Control settings” or “Changing firewall rule settings“ in the product manuals.