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Is there anything I can do to improve the transmit speed of the web cam in messenger - I and my friend both use broadband but it doesn't seem to take advantage of this....  SignatureHoward9 Greetings Howard, I assume you mean MSN Messenger 6.x's "Webcam" support? If so, if Messenger can't establish a direct connection between you and your contact, it will use a relay server, which is rather slow. Reasons for the "Webcam" not being able to directly connect between your contact include having a software firewall installed and engaged, including the Windows XP Internet Connection Firewall or using a router without UPnP functionality (MSN Messenger 6.1 also required, as 6.0 did not have UPnP support for the Webcam). ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com > Is there anything I can do to improve the transmit speed of the web > cam in messenger - I and my friend both use broadband but it doesn't > seem to take advantage of this.... msnewsreplies@jonathankay.com wrote.::. >> > Greetings Howard, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Connection Firewall or using a router without UPnP functionality (MSN Messenger 6.1 also > required, as 6.0 did not have UPnP support for the Webcam). Great explanation - and much appreciated Jonathan. I am on DSL with a modem/router firewall and Sygate Personal Firewall. Can I just ask if there is any action I could take to speed it up ? Is there an alternative software package that could speed it up between two specific people (as opposed to everyone on MSN :) ) Tks again. SignatureHoward9 Hi Howard, Sygate should be fine, just make sure Messenger has full permissions to access to the Internet (it's been ages since I used Sygate, so I can't be more specific I'm afraid). However, since you have a router, unless it has UPnP capability, most likely a direct connection won't be able to be established, and as such, unless your connect has UPnP capability or otherwise allows you to make a direct connection to them, a relay server will be used. ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com > msnewsreplies@jonathankay.com wrote.::. >> >> Greetings Howard, [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Tks again. >Greetings Howard, >I assume you mean MSN Messenger 6.x's "Webcam" support? If so, if Messenger can't establish [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger >Associate Expert Does this mean everyone running a firewall will not be able to connect direct, or is it hit and miss - just a select few?? Everyone runs a firewall - at least the Windows XP firewall. --------- original message: >> Is there anything I can do to improve the transmit speed of the web >> cam in messenger - I and my friend both use broadband but it doesn't >> seem to take advantage of this.... no-email-in-usenet@zzz.org wrote.::. >> > Does this mean everyone running a firewall will not be able to connect > direct, or is it hit and miss - just a select few?? Everyone runs a > firewall - at least the Windows XP firewall. I personally hope there is some kind of solution or alternative. I was on my DSL line last night and the video connection with the US was woeful despite having huge bandwidth available to me... I hope to try NetMeeting soon and hope that may be better - if you find any info will you come back here anyone else ? SignatureHoward9 Hi, No, probably configured third-party firewalls should not have a problem (and the upcoming firewall in Windows XP SP2 will also not have a problem), but if both sides have the Windows XP firewall engaged, it won't be able to establish a direct connection and therefore, will use the relay server. ____________________________________________ Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger Associate Expert http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/ Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com >>Greetings Howard, >>I assume you mean MSN Messenger 6.x's "Webcam" support? If so, if Messenger can't [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >>> cam in messenger - I and my friend both use broadband but it doesn't >>> seem to take advantage of this.... |
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