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Scorpion23 · 10-21-2003, 08:03 PM

Ok, here's the setup.
My gf lives 6 hours away at a different college than me. I'm in an apartment with DSL and she's on the campus network.
We've been trying to get netmeeting going between our two computers with no luck. I have to host due to the firewall on her side. But there is no video or sound being transfered in either direction.

I was wondering if there's any way to perhaps tunnel through the firewall with VPN or something similar and do a straight connection between our two computers.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

The_Dude · 10-21-2003, 08:05 PM

try the windows messenger/msn. i use it with my family and i live inside the school network. it works pretty well for me.

Scorpion23 · 10-21-2003, 08:13 PM

I thought about that but the window is so small. Our cameras go to 640x480 and I wanted to get all the quality I could.

The_Dude · 10-21-2003, 08:36 PM

yes, the size is pretty small for those windows.

i've tried netmeeting for this same reason, but somehow it doesnt work. my family connects to my pc, but i cant launch the webcam/audio.

netmeeting has pretty much been discontinued for windows/msn messenger.

krazykemist · 10-21-2003, 10:52 PM

Do a search for MBONE Tools.
UNIX apps that were ported to PC. Has Video/Audio/Whiteboard features.
I know it works for 95/98/NT but can't remember which version you have installed now.

yotta · 10-21-2003, 11:32 PM

Have her forward the netmeeting port to her computer in her firewall. I think it's ports 1720 and 1300, bothe TCP and UDP.

Scorpion23 · 10-22-2003, 05:25 AM

The_Dude: I have the same problem with netmeeting and I assumed it was the firewall. Other computers can connect to mine just fine and both audio/video work. Don't know why though.

yotta: I thought about something like that, but I can't find any easy programs that I can have her setup with directions over the phone.

krazykemist: She's got WinXP Pro, but will MBONE get through the firewall?

hrdwareguy · 10-22-2003, 05:49 AM

It all depends on the kind of firewall the school has, what ports they are allowing in and out of the network, and what packets they are filtering out.

Scorpion23 · 10-22-2003, 06:47 PM

The firewall allows IM services, HTTP, pop3, etc. I'm not sure about all of the ports since I don't go there.
BTW yotta, wouldn't that require setting it up on the firewall itself?

10-21-2003, 08:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
Scorpion23 Psycho	VPN and School Firewall Ok, here's the setup. My gf lives 6 hours away at a different college than me. I'm in an apartment with DSL and she's on the campus network. We've been trying to get netmeeting going between our two computers with no luck. I have to host due to the firewall on her side. But there is no video or sound being transfered in either direction. I was wondering if there's any way to perhaps tunnel through the firewall with VPN or something similar and do a straight connection between our two computers. Any ideas would be appreciated.

10-21-2003, 08:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
The_Dude The GrandDaddy of them all! Location: Austin, TX	try the windows messenger/msn. i use it with my family and i live inside the school network. it works pretty well for me. __________________ "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Darrel K Royal

10-21-2003, 08:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
Scorpion23 Psycho	I thought about that but the window is so small. Our cameras go to 640x480 and I wanted to get all the quality I could. __________________ "Empirically observed covariation is a necessary but not sufficient condition for causality" - Edward Tufte

10-21-2003, 08:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
The_Dude The GrandDaddy of them all! Location: Austin, TX	yes, the size is pretty small for those windows. i've tried netmeeting for this same reason, but somehow it doesnt work. my family connects to my pc, but i cant launch the webcam/audio. netmeeting has pretty much been discontinued for windows/msn messenger. __________________ "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." - Darrel K Royal

10-21-2003, 10:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
krazykemist Psycho Location: New Orleans	Do a search for MBONE Tools. UNIX apps that were ported to PC. Has Video/Audio/Whiteboard features. I know it works for 95/98/NT but can't remember which version you have installed now. __________________ "Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself." -- Tolstoy

10-21-2003, 11:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
yotta Irresponsible	Have her forward the netmeeting port to her computer in her firewall. I think it's ports 1720 and 1300, bothe TCP and UDP. __________________ I am Jack's signature.

10-22-2003, 05:25 AM	#7 (permalink)
Scorpion23 Psycho	The_Dude: I have the same problem with netmeeting and I assumed it was the firewall. Other computers can connect to mine just fine and both audio/video work. Don't know why though. yotta: I thought about something like that, but I can't find any easy programs that I can have her setup with directions over the phone. krazykemist: She's got WinXP Pro, but will MBONE get through the firewall? __________________ "Empirically observed covariation is a necessary but not sufficient condition for causality" - Edward Tufte

10-22-2003, 05:49 AM	#8 (permalink)
hrdwareguy "Officer, I was in fear for my life" Location: Oklahoma City	It all depends on the kind of firewall the school has, what ports they are allowing in and out of the network, and what packets they are filtering out. __________________ Gun Control is hitting what you aim at Aim for the TFP, Donate Today

10-22-2003, 06:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
Scorpion23 Psycho	The firewall allows IM services, HTTP, pop3, etc. I'm not sure about all of the ports since I don't go there. BTW yotta, wouldn't that require setting it up on the firewall itself? __________________ "Empirically observed covariation is a necessary but not sufficient condition for causality" - Edward Tufte