Latest Messenger - No video / audio

[OJ]

Hi there,

Newbie to Messenger here, but I should be up to date. I've downloaded
the latest Messenger from MSN. Using Charter Broadband. I do
audio/video setup with no problem. There's the audio, there's the
video. Great. I try to open a video conference to someone, and I get
nothing but the happy icon guy with the pip over his shoulder. I'm
expecting I should at least see my picture-in-picture somewhere, but
nothing.

I'm running xp with latest updates. Linksys 54gwrt with latest
firmware. Universal Plug n Play enabled on Router, as I've read.
Zone Alarm is off. My connections page in Messenger says "You are
connected to the internet through a UPnP port restricted NAT."

I'm at a loss. I can't imagine people in the freakin' future will
ever get anything done, because they'll spend 2 weeks trying to figure
out why they can't webcam someone else for god's sake.

Anybody give me some insight? Typing chat works fine, but who wants
to do that? Went out and bought the camera just so I could make this
work.

Thanks!

oj

[Joel Estes]

Key word NAT

Joel

"OJ" > wrote in message
om...
> Hi there,
>
> Newbie to Messenger here, but I should be up to date. I've downloaded
> the latest Messenger from MSN. Using Charter Broadband. I do
> audio/video setup with no problem. There's the audio, there's the
> video. Great. I try to open a video conference to someone, and I get
> nothing but the happy icon guy with the pip over his shoulder. I'm
> expecting I should at least see my picture-in-picture somewhere, but
> nothing.
>
> I'm running xp with latest updates. Linksys 54gwrt with latest
> firmware. Universal Plug n Play enabled on Router, as I've read.
> Zone Alarm is off. My connections page in Messenger says "You are
> connected to the internet through a UPnP port restricted NAT."
>
> I'm at a loss. I can't imagine people in the freakin' future will
> ever get anything done, because they'll spend 2 weeks trying to figure
> out why they can't webcam someone else for god's sake.
>
> Anybody give me some insight? Typing chat works fine, but who wants
> to do that? Went out and bought the camera just so I could make this
> work.
>
> Thanks!
>
> oj

[OJ]

"Joel Estes" > wrote in message >...
> Key word NAT
>
> Joel
>

Key word - thanks. And...? So...? Little more info?

oj

> "OJ" > wrote in message
> om...
> > Hi there,
> >
> > Newbie to Messenger here, but I should be up to date. I've downloaded
> > the latest Messenger from MSN. Using Charter Broadband. I do
> > audio/video setup with no problem. There's the audio, there's the
> > video. Great. I try to open a video conference to someone, and I get
> > nothing but the happy icon guy with the pip over his shoulder. I'm
> > expecting I should at least see my picture-in-picture somewhere, but
> > nothing.
> >
> > I'm running xp with latest updates. Linksys 54gwrt with latest
> > firmware. Universal Plug n Play enabled on Router, as I've read.
> > Zone Alarm is off. My connections page in Messenger says "You are
> > connected to the internet through a UPnP port restricted NAT."
> >
> > I'm at a loss. I can't imagine people in the freakin' future will
> > ever get anything done, because they'll spend 2 weeks trying to figure
> > out why they can't webcam someone else for god's sake.
> >
> > Anybody give me some insight? Typing chat works fine, but who wants
> > to do that? Went out and bought the camera just so I could make this
> > work.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > oj

[Joel Estes]

Go to www.meetingbywire.com and there you will find much information about
NetMeeting and some on Messenger; however, all of the connection information
is applicable to Messenger.

Joel

"OJ" > wrote in message
om...
> "Joel Estes" > wrote in message
>...
> > Key word NAT
> >
> > Joel
> >
>
> Key word - thanks. And...? So...? Little more info?
>
> oj
>
> > "OJ" > wrote in message
> > om...
> > > Hi there,
> > >
> > > Newbie to Messenger here, but I should be up to date. I've downloaded
> > > the latest Messenger from MSN. Using Charter Broadband. I do
> > > audio/video setup with no problem. There's the audio, there's the
> > > video. Great. I try to open a video conference to someone, and I get
> > > nothing but the happy icon guy with the pip over his shoulder. I'm
> > > expecting I should at least see my picture-in-picture somewhere, but
> > > nothing.
> > >
> > > I'm running xp with latest updates. Linksys 54gwrt with latest
> > > firmware. Universal Plug n Play enabled on Router, as I've read.
> > > Zone Alarm is off. My connections page in Messenger says "You are
> > > connected to the internet through a UPnP port restricted NAT."
> > >
> > > I'm at a loss. I can't imagine people in the freakin' future will
> > > ever get anything done, because they'll spend 2 weeks trying to figure
> > > out why they can't webcam someone else for god's sake.
> > >
> > > Anybody give me some insight? Typing chat works fine, but who wants
> > > to do that? Went out and bought the camera just so I could make this
> > > work.
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > oj

[OJ]

"Joel Estes" > wrote in message >...
> Go to www.meetingbywire.com and there you will find much information about
> NetMeeting and some on Messenger; however, all of the connection information
> is applicable to Messenger.
>
> Joel
>

Hi,

Well, according to this:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2001/Jul01/07-17GatewayDevicesPR.asp

I think I should be fine. I have UPnP on my router, and an internet
gateway icon in my network places.

That site seems pretty out of date...

oj

> "OJ" > wrote in message
> om...
> > "Joel Estes" > wrote in message
> >...
> > > Key word NAT
> > >
> > > Joel
> > >
> >
> > Key word - thanks. And...? So...? Little more info?
> >
> > oj
> >
> > > "OJ" > wrote in message
> > > om...
> > > > Hi there,
> > > >
> > > > Newbie to Messenger here, but I should be up to date. I've downloaded
> > > > the latest Messenger from MSN. Using Charter Broadband. I do
> > > > audio/video setup with no problem. There's the audio, there's the
> > > > video. Great. I try to open a video conference to someone, and I get
> > > > nothing but the happy icon guy with the pip over his shoulder. I'm
> > > > expecting I should at least see my picture-in-picture somewhere, but
> > > > nothing.
> > > >
> > > > I'm running xp with latest updates. Linksys 54gwrt with latest
> > > > firmware. Universal Plug n Play enabled on Router, as I've read.
> > > > Zone Alarm is off. My connections page in Messenger says "You are
> > > > connected to the internet through a UPnP port restricted NAT."
> > > >
> > > > I'm at a loss. I can't imagine people in the freakin' future will
> > > > ever get anything done, because they'll spend 2 weeks trying to figure
> > > > out why they can't webcam someone else for god's sake.
> > > >
> > > > Anybody give me some insight? Typing chat works fine, but who wants
> > > > to do that? Went out and bought the camera just so I could make this
> > > > work.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!
> > > >
> > > > oj

[Joel Estes]

"OJ" > wrote in message
om...
> "Joel Estes" > wrote in message
>...
> > Go to www.meetingbywire.com and there you will find much information
about
> > NetMeeting and some on Messenger; however, all of the connection
information
> > is applicable to Messenger.
> >
> > Joel
> >
>
> Hi,
>
> Well, according to this:
>
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2001/Jul01/07-17GatewayDevicesPR.asp
>
> I think I should be fine. I have UPnP on my router, and an internet
> gateway icon in my network places.
>
> That site seems pretty out of date...

Really, well I will pass that on to Brian.

Joel


>
> > "OJ" > wrote in message
> > om...
> > > "Joel Estes" > wrote in message
> > >...
> > > > Key word NAT
> > > >
> > > > Joel
> > > >
> > >
> > > Key word - thanks. And...? So...? Little more info?
> > >
> > > oj
> > >
> > > > "OJ" > wrote in message
> > > > om...
> > > > > Hi there,
> > > > >
> > > > > Newbie to Messenger here, but I should be up to date. I've
downloaded
> > > > > the latest Messenger from MSN. Using Charter Broadband. I do
> > > > > audio/video setup with no problem. There's the audio, there's the
> > > > > video. Great. I try to open a video conference to someone, and I
get
> > > > > nothing but the happy icon guy with the pip over his shoulder.
I'm
> > > > > expecting I should at least see my picture-in-picture somewhere,
but
> > > > > nothing.
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm running xp with latest updates. Linksys 54gwrt with latest
> > > > > firmware. Universal Plug n Play enabled on Router, as I've read.
> > > > > Zone Alarm is off. My connections page in Messenger says "You are
> > > > > connected to the internet through a UPnP port restricted NAT."
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm at a loss. I can't imagine people in the freakin' future will
> > > > > ever get anything done, because they'll spend 2 weeks trying to
figure
> > > > > out why they can't webcam someone else for god's sake.
> > > > >
> > > > > Anybody give me some insight? Typing chat works fine, but who
wants
> > > > > to do that? Went out and bought the camera just so I could make
this
> > > > > work.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks!
> > > > >
> > > > > oj