Re: Situation NetMeeting-Messenger-Windows XP-Windows 98SE

From: Sam (Sam_at_NoSpam.com)
Date: 03/30/04 

Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 16:33:49 -0800

rian,

Router is a new Linksys BEFSR41. Neither computer is DMZ'd. Both computers
have Zonealarm installed and running. I cannot think of any reason why the
98SE would work flawlessly and the XP won't let audio or video through. Is
the NetMeeting bundled with XP a special blend? Does it use a different
server? I wonder what would happen if I installed NetMeeting 3.02 on it?
I'm a bit afraid to try it as I am a newbie to XP. I'm not sure it would
help, however.

Mysteries galore!

Sam

"Brian Sullivan MVP" <brians@WORMTIREDmeetingbywire.com> wrote in message
news:eGmphReFEHA.2408@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> Sam wrote:
> > OK, here's the scenario. I have an XP computer and a 98SE computer
> > sharing a connection to the Internet via a router. I'm trying to set
> > up a NetMeeting session with my daughter who is on a Windows 98
> > computer.
>
>
> What manufacturer/model router (I presume with the latest firmware?)?
>
>
> >
> > When I contact her with the XP computer, we can type to each other on
> > Messenger. When I called her using her IP on NetMeeting, NetMeeting
> > showed the connection as being made, but no sound or video went
> > through. We could not set up audio in Messenger, either. HOWEVER, I
> > moved over to the Windows 98SE computer and was able to make both
> > Messenger and NetMeeting connections. Both video and audio worked
> > correctly, even though I was behind the router.
>
>
> Generally if you are behind a router you will not be able to receive
> incoming NetMeeting calls and outgoing calls will have no incoming
> audio/video. Use of the dmz feature of the router will generally allow you
> to have incoming audio/video on outgoing calls and incoming call handling
> ( for calls place to the wan IP of the router).
>
> Messenger audio/video requires UPnP support in the router.
>
> Assuming nothing changed at the other end I can't think of any explanation
> for your results (a dmz setup in one computer and not the other would
> explain the NetMeeting result but not the Messenger one).
>
>
> >
> > We are both using Messenger 6.1. On the 98 computers, NetMeeting is
> > version
> > 3.02. On XP, the version that came with XP is version 3.01.
> >
> > Anyone know why the old computers can "talk" to each other, but the
> > XP computer cannot talk to her computer?
> >
>
>
>
> Nothing in XP itself should make it any different than 98 ( unless there
is
> a software firewall running on XP causing a problem).
>
> --
> Brian Sullivan
> Meeting by Wire ( http://www.meetingbywire.com)
> ------------
> Is your PC protected? --
> http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/default.asp
>
>

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Ping pmj
    ... managed a chat with Ronita but is this the same as netmeeting. ... "windoze Live Messenger" is just the new name for the ... you have to make sure that TCP Ports 1503 & 1720 aren't Blocked ... & are "Forwarded" by the Router to whatever PC you want to accept ...
    (uk.people.silversurfers)
  • Ben is a *very* good, handsome Black Lab!!! :-)
    ... We were talking on Skype (actually for the first time - previously, ... see if we could get his M$ NetMeeting working, through his Router, ... it's s'posed to - so he couldn't *Receive* any Incoming NetMeeting ...
    (uk.people.silversurfers)
  • Re: Net Meeting and Ports
    ... I thought he said that he had used NetMeeting with you & that you could ... Have you Set up the Firewall (Port Forwarding0 thing in your Router OK? ... I can't see any way that anybody could ever *Receive* an Incoming Call ... Request to their NetMeeting, when there's a Router between them & the ...
    (uk.people.silversurfers)
  • Situation NetMeeting-Messenger-Windows XP-Windows 98SE
    ... a connection to the Internet via a router. ... NetMeeting session with my daughter who is on a Windows 98 computer. ... the connection as being made, but no sound or video went through. ... not set up audio in Messenger, ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger)
  • Re: Messenger Audio and Video
    ... If using a router it needs UPNP enabled for Messenger (not for Netmeeting) ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger)