Re: iChat firewall question
- From: bloomite <bloomite@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 04:31:48 GMT
Many thanks Bob, that is a great help.
Bloomite
In article <nospam.News.Bob-9BBA13.20303010022006@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Bob Harris <nospam.News.Bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In article.
<bloomite-5778A9.19143210022006@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
bloomite <bloomite@xxxxxxx> wrote:
A coworker and I tested two iSight cameras at work with iChat. He used
his .mac account and I used my AIM account and we connected fine. He
was running 10.4.4 on a G4 tower and I had 10.3.5 on a G4 laptop.
He said when he has tried in the past he cannot make an iChat connection
to his son's .mac account when he is at work and his son is at home, it
never makes the connection.
So it made us wonder:
1. Does the firewall at work affect the iChat connection if one of the
viewers is outside the firewall, but not if both viewers are inside?
Generally yes. The corporate firewall/proxy server is most likely
blocking the iChat video connection ports.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93208
iChat uses ports: 5060, 5190, 5297, 5298, 5678, 16384 through 16403
2. When we are able to connect inside the firewall is all the video data
packets going up to the Mac and AIM servers? We are concerned about
security and having proprietary information outside the company.
iChat uses the AOL or .Mac servers to exchange contact
information, and then iChat directly connects to the other Mac.
All video or audio packets go point to point between the 2 Macs.
Only text messages get routed via the AIM or .Mac servers.
3. Can Windows users connect to a Mac user who is iChat? Is there iChat
for Windows or something similar.
Text messaging via AIM is very easy.
Video via AIM client for Windows-XP (but not older Windows
versions).
Not sure if iChat will do just audio with AIM on Windows-XP.
I think there may be other services that may provide a similar
service to iChat, but since I'm happy with iChat I have bothered
to remember them when mentioned :-)
4. My last question I just answered on my own, which is I can use my
Sony Camcorder with iChat, it doesn't have to be an iSight camera.
Right. You might want to remove the recording media. Some
Camcorders automatically turn off if not recording after about 5
minutes. Without the tape, it stays on.
Any help would be appreciated, as you can tell I'm new to iChat.
Thanks
Bob Harris
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