DickMc
May 21st 04, 08:32 AM
I have a similar problem on a new Compaq Presario. I get
video and broken up audio, but the other end gets neither
sound or video. My wife uses Messenger successfully
almost every day on a Dell to talk to family. Both
machines are connected to the internet through a MS
wireless router. I have tried a clean boot on the Compaq
to get rid of interfering services. After the last try I
noticed pop-blocking was enabled in IE - will suppress
that next.
>-----Original Message-----
>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 output 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 have
>the "Internet Gateway" available in Network
Connections. I have not
>opened any ports on the router, and I'm not sure how to
do that if I needed to.
>Is that safe, anyways, to open ports?
>
>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
>.
>
video and broken up audio, but the other end gets neither
sound or video. My wife uses Messenger successfully
almost every day on a Dell to talk to family. Both
machines are connected to the internet through a MS
wireless router. I have tried a clean boot on the Compaq
to get rid of interfering services. After the last try I
noticed pop-blocking was enabled in IE - will suppress
that next.
>-----Original Message-----
>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 output 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 have
>the "Internet Gateway" available in Network
Connections. I have not
>opened any ports on the router, and I'm not sure how to
do that if I needed to.
>Is that safe, anyways, to open ports?
>
>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
>.
>