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mike08 - Sep 11, 2005 - 8:18 pm

Is there a solution to connecting ichat via AIM with a PC using Logitech Quickcam 4000? The connection at the PC seems to work (receives video and sound) while nothing is received at the Mac.

dbrodbeck - Sep 13, 2005 - 7:33 pm

Are you attempting to use the quickcam with the mac? That can be done using a nice piece of software called IchatUSBcam.

It allows you to use a USB cam with iChat

mike08 - Sep 13, 2005 - 11:22 pm

I am using the isight firewire with ichat

dbrodbeck - Sep 14, 2005 - 7:00 am

OK, sorry about that, I did not read that correctly.

Can the PC connect to other PCs using the quickcam?

This is exactly the setup I have here at home and I have it working. I will say that I have found some strange things on the PC side, like how I have to have AIM running first, and then start iChat on the mac to make the whole thing work properly.

The AIM machine has the most recent version of AIM I assume.

Between the two of us we can figure this one out

Dave

mike08 - Sep 16, 2005 - 6:03 pm

Thanks for the reply. I haven't been able to spend much time on this lately. However, this is something to consider. I am able to connect PC to PC using 2 Logitechs with AIM for the audio and Yahoo for the video. Otherwise, AIM alone transmits video only one way, like the mac (Isight) to PC (Logitech). I am told to try Jabber next. Any ideas?

dbrodbeck - Sep 16, 2005 - 6:17 pm

Well jabber, as far as I know, will not get you video.

Hmm ok let's break this down.

So AIM will only transmit video one way, now that is odd. This almost sounds like a firewall issue. Do you have ports 1024 to 5000 blocked perchance?

(by the way, this is what they call straw grasping...)

I must do more research, as I said, I know this can be done, as I have it set up that way, and have gone within and outside my network here at home doing that.

Dave