Webcam not working in Skype or MSN

glock_19

Webcam not working in Skype or MSN

« on: December 12, 2006, 08:08:08 AM »

Hi,

I am trying to use a webcam on either Skype or MSN but when I connect I can see the other parties picture but they cannot see me. I am running behind a SME 7.0 box. If I connect at a coffee shop down the road, it works 100%.

Any Ideas?

Thanks,

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cactus

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Re: Webcam not working in Skype or MSN

« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2006, 08:45:14 AM »

Quote from: "glock_19"

Hi,

I am trying to use a webcam on either Skype or MSN but when I connect I can see the other parties picture but they cannot see me. I am running behind a SME 7.0 box. If I connect at a coffee shop down the road, it works 100%.

Any Ideas?

Thanks,

You will probably have to open a specific port for video to come through. Google the net for a list of MSN ports and this forum to find how to open up ports for your server.

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Webcam not working in Skype or MSN

« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2006, 12:10:40 PM »

Well i don't think that it's a problem with sme.
I use a webcam for skype and msn and both work just fine without opening ports on sme. Check your drivers and peerguardian if you have it on your computer.

I had the same problem and i solved it by disabling PG.

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glock_19

Webcam not working in Skype or MSN

« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2006, 05:53:57 PM »

I have tried looking at the firewall on the users machine but even if i disable it I still cannot get the webcam to work. Seeing other peoples webcams works fine. Any ideas will be much appreciated.

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