Re: NetMeeting quirks continue.

From: Lila Duncan (lila_at_no.spam.Please)
Date: 11/28/04

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    Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 18:09:45 +0000

    On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 12:29:58 -0500, Brian Sullivan MVP
    <brians@WORMTIREDmeetingbywire.com> wrote:

    >So you are calling the other party ?

    NetMeeting calls from both ends to both ends. Chat, FileTrans,
    Whiteboard OK, audio sometimes.

    > Your router setup should not affect
    >calling another client in an RDS call
    > (it would affect audio/video calling
    >though).

    When I've made a successful RDS call in the past, it's been with
    NetMeeting running my end NetMeeting exited but RDS running at the
    other. I need to develop a much more scientific approach to this trial
    and error testing. I just remembered that I turned "Enable RDS on
    this computer" off in Netmeeting at this end to avoid getting unwanted
    intrusion. I suddenly wonder if this is affecting my ability to access
    my partner's remote desktop, though at the time i didn't think it
    would.

    >It sounds like either you are not calling the correct IP address (
    >how and when is the IP address that you use to call determined?), or the
    >other party has an incorrectly configured firewall or router.

    My IP is static, the remote IP is dynamic and frequently reconfirmed
    by email & SMS.
    >If the other end is setup as RDS activated then you must make a "secure"
    >call. That will force a data only call with no audio or video. The RDS call
    >will have no chat or whiteboard capability either.

    Understood, thanks.
    A couple of questions arising are:
    Am I right in understanding that UPnP affects the operation of
    Win-Messenger and Yahoo Messenger but not NetMeeting?

    >From What I've read, Netmeeting requires extensive and complex port
    forwarding settings, while Yahoo Messenger requires relatively fewer
    and simpler ones.
    Will the DMZ feature of my router tend to completely bypass the need
    for port forwarding, or is there something to be gained from using
    both?

    Thanks very much for the advice, 

    -- 
Lila Duncan
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