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You are right. &nbsp;Streaming multimedia does have issues with NAT and PAT. &nbsp;Many routers simply don't support multimedia apps (e.g. NetMeeting) with NAT or PAT involved. &nbsp;<br />
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What kind of router are you using? &nbsp;It may be possible to get it to work, but we can't tell until we know what we are dealing with.<br />
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If it is a Cisco router, you may want to try upgrading the IOS code to add the firewall feature set. &nbsp;You could then use CBAC and the &quot;ip inspect name &lt;some_name&gt; netshow&quot; or &quot;ip inspect name &lt;some_name&gt; h323&quot; commands to help you to get this working.<br />
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Anyway, let us know about your router info. &nbsp;Maybe there is a solution.<br />
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Good luck!! &nbsp;=)
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You are right.  Streaming multimedia does have issues with NAT and PAT.  Many routers simply don't support multimedia apps (e.g. NetMeeting) with NAT or PAT involved.  

What kind of router are you using?  It may be possible to get it to work, but we can't tell until we know what we are dealing with.

If it is a Cisco router, you may want to try upgrading the IOS code to add the firewall feature set.  You could then use CBAC and the "ip inspect name <some_name> netshow" or "ip inspect name <some_name> h323" commands to help you to get this working.

Anyway, let us know about your router info.  Maybe there is a solution.

Good luck!!  =)

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Can someone help me? I'm trying to do an XP Messenger videocall session between a distant room and my home and it does not work - connection is not set up.<br />
I think this is due to the fact that I have a router and NAT. <br />
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Does anyone have experience with this? Any suggestions to solve the problem? (no, getting rid of my router is not an option...)<br />

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Can someone help me? I'm trying to do an XP Messenger videocall session between a distant room and my home and it does not work - connection is not set up.
I think this is due to the fact that I have a router and NAT. 

Does anyone have experience with this? Any suggestions to solve the problem? (no, getting rid of my router is not an option...)


Video-call session and NAT-router doesn't work

A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. Routers perform the "traffic directing" functions on the Internet. The most familiar type of routers are home and small office cable or DSL routers that simply pass data, such as web pages, email, IM, and videos between computers and the Internet. More sophisticated routers, such as enterprise routers, connect large business or ISP networks up to the powerful core routers that forward data at high speed along the optical fiber lines of the Internet backbone. Though routers are typically dedicated hardware devices, use of software-based routers has grown increasingly common.