audio in netmeeting

[dshodson]

i cant get netmeeting to work well with my folks
the only way i can get dual audio and dual video is to first start a voice conversation and then start netmeeting
if i start netmeeting alone, my folks hear me just fine but i cant seem to get any audio or its not being sent
anyone know what the problem is here?

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[Slugbait]

How is it you start a voice convo before starting NM? You need NM to be running to start a voice convo in the first place.

Also, what operating systems are you using? Anybody behind a firewall or router? Anybody using ICS?

 

[dshodson]

i click on start talking in the upper right corner of instant messenger
we start a voice conversation and then later on i click on start netmeeting which is a little lower on the right
i use 2k, no firewall etc
if i start netmeeting alone from IM, then i cant get two way audio just one way

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[Slugbait]

That's really odd behavior. I haven't heard of this problem before.

However, there have been a number of issues for both NM and Messenger on NT operating systems, primarily due to user priviledges or fast-user-switching. You can even get NM into a situation where its security certificate isn't valid (dunno how it happens, but it does).

- First thing is to verify user priviledges on both machines (assuming your folks use NT too).
- Next thing to do is to try to call directly with NM. Just enter your folk's IP address. If they don't know their IP address, it can be found in the Help->About box for NM.

If you can establish a two-way A/V when dialing direct, then there's something weird going on with Messenger. Try doing the same type of calling with someone else, and have your folks do the same...see if either of you succeed. There is a known issue with Messenger builds 76 and later that you cannot call from NM's Directory (Messenger integration) due to the "Trustworthy Computing" initiative...and the guys in charge of the NM server hasn't fixed it on their side yet. But connecting NM via the Messenger UI is still supposed to work fine.

If you still can't establish a two-way A/V connection when dialing direct, you might try re-installing NM. There's a trick to it, tho': you have to have your W2K CD, go to your INF folder, right-click MSNETMTG.INF and choose "Install".