Re: Mr. Sullivan - Pls help Messenger & Netmeeting
- From: Brian Sullivan <briansullivan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 08:26:28 -0400
On Tue, 27 Jun 2006 19:40:01 -0700, Sri wrote:
I was using Netmeeting to video conference with my folks back home and it
used work just fine, even though they've 56K dialup line. (I've a broadband
connection).
They had an old version of MSN messenger 6.2 and it had the start netmeeting
option and their OS is 98. My OS is XP and the XP messenger doesn't have the
start netmeeting option. So they'll invite and we used to chat
un-interruptedly with good video and audio.
Two weeks back my dad was not able to sign into MSN and was forced to
upgrade to MSN 7.0. I also have MSN 7.0. Now when we try to video conference
through MSN messenger, the video works. The video quality is better, but it
very slow. The audio doesn't work either.
I don't know why you are having a problem -- I would consider Messenger
audio/video overall quality higher than NetMeeting and generally it
provides a more reliable connection strategy (as it has a mechanism for
going throuth NAT routers that is about as good as it gets)
My sister who also has XP and MSN 7.0 is able to do a voice chat. Not sure
what's wrong with my messenger settings.
1. Is there any way I can video conf through NetMeeting, like I used to. Is
there a way I can call my dad for a conf in Netmeeting using his IP address?
Not sure how it will work because he is connecting through an ISP.
Yes using the IP address should work. All other forms of NetMeeting call
initiation are geared around obtaining the other ends IP address silently
to make the call -- using the IP address directly just cuts out the middle
man. The trick here is determining and communicating the IP address. The
help about in NetMeeting should determine the IP address -- that address
must then be communicated to the caller -- email or instant message works
here. The IP address should be determined and communicated just before
every call as it can change with each connection.
If either end is behind a NAT router/gateway/firewall the whole thing gets
very complicated though (and in some cases not possible).
2. If I can't, what should I look for so that atleast I can do a voice chat
through MSN
I don't know -- you might want to try posting in the messenger forum where
more knowledgable help might be available.
--
Brian Sullivan
Courses by Wire (http://www.coursesbywire.com)
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