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by ctr2000

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I have been able to connect to two other different computers in different towns with netmeeting before but when i try to connect to my two computers at home with netmeeting i can't do it.
The way that my two computers connect to the internet is a line goes from my high speed modem to a switch where i have my two computers connected to. I checked the drivers on the windows 98 computer (one windows 2000)for the nic card and all is fine and it is able to connect to the internet.
But i can't connect through netmeeting.

Any thoughts?

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by ctr2000

I have the firewall zone alarm pro and it doesn't matter if it is running or not or if i add the ip address, it still doesn't connect.

by avidetto

What switch are you using? If I am reading this correctly you are going from your DSL/Cable Modem to a hub/switch( with our w/o NAT function does not matter.) If you are using a combo made for home computers, many have a built in firewall. 2wire, linksys etc all do. If it is a built in firewall you can name applications that have rights to get through such as Netmeeting. 2 wire has a http interface that you can use to access it, others may require ftp into the system.

If you are not sure if you have a built in firewall, try hooking them directly to the DSL/Cable modem. I have a setup like this so that I can chat with my wife over netmeeting when I'm traveling. Hope this helps, if you need more info feel free to e-mai me.

by ctr2000

You are reding me correctly as my connection goes from the phone line to the high speed modem and then the link goes to the switch and each computer is hooked up to the switch. Dlink switch is what i am using. 5 ports.

by ctr2000

I have two dynamic ip addresses provided for me by my ISP and i think they are private ip's and somehow i think that when netmeeting goes out to look for my other computer it goes out from the same point of where it actually is so it can't find it or something like that, not sure.

by ciara65

On the pc with windows2000 do you have an account with no-blank password? Do you have setting automatically accept call in the call menu?
What's the message for no connection?
Do you want use the Remote Desktop Sharing or Netmeeting function?

by ctr2000

The person you are trying to call cannot accept netmeeting calls. Is the message. But i am beginning to thinkk it is the way my ISP is handling my ip's. It seems like the two ip addresses i have come from the same spot and when netmeeting goes out and looks for the other ip it doesn't find it because it originated from there, i think. But i will call my ISP and see if they can give me an answer. I'll let everybody know what happens. And i just want to use the netmeeting function.

by ctr2000

The person you are trying to call cannot accept netmeeting calls. Is the message. But i am beginning to thinkk it is the way my ISP is handling my ip's. It seems like the two ip addresses i have come from the same spot and when netmeeting goes out and looks for the other ip it doesn't find it because it originated from there, i think. But i will call my ISP and see if they can give me an answer. I'll let everybody know what happens. And i just want to use the netmeeting function.

by ctr2000

I talked to my ISP and he said that the servers are giving out two different IP addresses, which means you are in different networks so he said the best way to fix that is buy a router and now everything is working good.

Thanks to all who answered.

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