Re: Video Conferencing behind LinkSys Router/Firewall

From: Stephen Harris (Stephen_P_Harris_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/29/04 

Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2004 15:46:02 -0700

<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:24d601c48e12$8fee4850$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>I cannot hold a video conference using MSN Messenger
> V6.2, and it's probably because I am behind a LinkSys
> BEFSR41 V3 router/firewall. Do I need to forward certain
> ports? And if so, which ports (TCP/UDP)?
> BTW, I can video conference using EyeBallChat software
> behind the same router/firewall without any problem. In
> either situation, I do not have Microsoft's ICF enabled
> on my XP home edition system. Who knows the answer to my
> problem?

I have that exact router and I can use voice with just UPnP
enabled in the router. Video-conferencing and audio are
related. Can you have an audio chat? No ports are forwarded.
Video-conferncing and using webcam have different functionality,
video-conferencing requires UPnP.

I've never tried video-conferencing so cannot answer the
question exactly. I suspect that you do no have audio working.
Your post didn't mention you having downloaded the latest
firmware for your router and enabling UPnP under Administration
in the router setup.

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