Need someoneo to Test with

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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
 
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
 
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.
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