Voice Conversation

[Keith]

-----Original Message-----
Hi Keith,

I'm also having a similar problem. Try disabling the
firewall/NAT at both ends.

I'm not sure what causing this, but have found that
disabling the firewall/NAT seems to over come this issue.

I not sure if this a Microsoft voice problem or a issue
with my ISP. I've reported it o my ISP and still waiting
their investigation.

PS - It was all working fine about a month ago!!

David

I am not using any firewalls. I bypassed my Router and I
do not use XP's firewall. I am confused. It works fine
on my wife's laptop that is running Windows 98. And it
worked fine on my old computer that was also running 98.
I didn't have the problem until I got my new machine with
XP Pro on it.

Keith

 

[Keith]

-----Original Message-----
I think you and your wife was using MSN 5 on your Win 98
PC's. I'd too had some issues getting Windows Messenger
4.7 to communicate with MSN 5. I think there may be some
incompat. issues.

Try upgrading your wife's PC to MSN 6 or use MSN 6 at
both ends!!

David

I tried using MSN 6 on my end and MSN 6 on my brothers
end, (who is in a different city). He does not use XP,
but I do. I can still hear him, but he can't hear me.
It's very frustrating.

Thanks,
Keith

 

[David]

Are you able to hear your brother when either of you
initiates the voice chat? Does the chat session ends
automatically after a few seconds?

Yes and both or No and Yes - It may be a firewall or NAT
issue. Make sure your brother does not have a firewall
enabled or check with the ISP to see if they employ NAT
on their network. If he has a firewall, try configuring
the firewall to allow the ports required for MSN (there
somewhere on MS's website).

Yes and No - Get your brother to run the Audio Tuning
Wizard and confirm that the speakers re working.

Maybe a good idea to also re-unstall MSN 6 and re-install
it with the lastest (final) version. This may help.
Also try running Windows Update to apply all recent
updates/patches.

I hope this helps!

David

 

[Keith]

Yes, I can hear him no matter who starts the conversation.

The chat does not automatically end after a few seconds.
It keeps active until one of us ends the conversation.

My brother does NOT use a firewall.

We are both using different ISP's. But, we have both
used our respective ISP's for months without any
problems. If I use my wife's laptop, I can easily voice
chat with my brother. But when I switch to the new
desktop running XP, the problem starts.

I have re-installed MSN 6 about five times now with no
luck. I have also been using Windows Messenger 4.7 with
the same result.

Keith

 

[The Stare]

This worked for me and several friends on window$ XP: (note that the one
that cannot be heard is the one with the problem)

a) if connecting thru a LAN adapter, open connection properties and uncheck
QoS Packet Scheduler.

b) if voice starts but cuts out after a short period of time OR if
connecting thru dialup, (it won't let you uncheck QoS Packet Scheduler)...
set the QoS RSVP service to 'disabled' and reboot.

 

[Pez]

You can also try un-installing the QoS Packet Scheduler
and re-installing it. (Should be OK enabled)

Pez

 

[Keith]

Thank you all. Disabling the QoS Packet Scheduler worked
and fixed my problem.

Keith

 

[The Stare]

Glad i could help

Thank you all. Disabling the QoS Packet Scheduler worked
and fixed my problem.

Keith