Video conferencing between two laptops

[DNose]

I have a costumer that wants me to set up video conferencing between two laptops in the next 24hours because of a planed trip.

With msn messenger or what ever. Maybe a web based solution is better idea ?.

Have any of you done this and is there any suggestions or considerations that could help me with this setup.

Thanks

 

[SuperNaruto]

i used logitech 5000 and ms lifecam, both are extremely good with msn.. yahoo just plan sucks..

windows live messenger.. works great

 

[DNose]

Thanks

Are there any config issues like port forwarding or some other settings that might come up using windows live messenger.

When they use their laptop from a hotel could it be blocked some how.

I heard that the hotels now block VPNs.

I'm not trying to make it harder I'm just trying to be prepared.

Thanks again

 

[Slugbait]

MSN/WL Messenger has a very long history of being finicky with NATs. If I remember correctly, if you have a Linksys router, you should just go get a beer and forget about it.

NetMeeting uses the standard H.323. More info here about connecting over firewalls.