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Don't worry about it
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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
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"Bob Christian" <BobChristian@removethis.gmail.com> wrote in message
news:u%23%23K4hMFFHA.3244@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Thanks for the info (I forgot to thank you earlier).
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@jonathankay.com> wrote in message
> news:%23HECHSP7EHA.2676@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Hi Bob,
>>
>> Actually in MSN Messenger, the Webcam functionality can actually utilize a
> relay server,
>> bypassing the need for a direct connection (although the direct connection
> is preferred).
>>
>> Finding someone with the exact same router and the exact same
> configuration is usually near
>> to impossible.
>> ____________________________________________
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
>> Associate Expert
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
>> Messenger Resources -
http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2004 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>>
>> "Bob Christian" <BobChristian@removethis.gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23ulBAKJ7EHA.1300@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> > Ryan:
>> >
>> > What you are going to want to test is someone that has the configuration
>> > that your family in the other state has. The video traffic is PC to PC.
> If
>> > your family is behind a firewall (Linksys Cable/DSL router, Belkin,
> etc), it
>> > might be that your traffic does not route properly and you will be able
> to
>> > IM (PC to Server to PC) but not connect the web cam. On the other hand,
>> > some of these firewalls are intelligent enough to route traffic (uPnP).
>> >
>> > Netmeeting (Start...Run... "conf" ) is another product that allows for
>> > streaming video.
>> >
>> > Bob
>> > "Ryan" <Ryan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> > news:C302E0ED-DBB5-4FEB-8E25-54362F24C474@microsoft.com...
>> >> I have just finished setting up a web cam I got for Christmas and need
>> >> someone to test it with. My family in another state is not hooked up
> yet!
>> >>
>> >> Can anyone help me?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >>
>> >> Ryan
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>
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