Ichat audio/video

I know many people have posted their issues with ichat's audio/video, but I haven't found any solutions that would help me. My problems are, every time I open ichat's preferences and try to click on 'Audio/Video' ichat crashes, you can probably guess that I also can't video chat with any of my peers, nor can I screen share. A couple of months ago I was able to, I'm not sure if there is any relation, but ever since I set up time machine through my AirPort Extreme Base Station, thats when I noticed problems. If any additional info is need to help solve my problem please let me know. Thanks for the help.

Hi,
Log on to the Airport base Station using Airport Utility (Application/Utilities).
Use the Manual Configure button.
Go to the Internet iCon/pane.
Select NAT tab
Enable Port Mapping Protocol (You do not have to set ports)
From the first part of the Internet Pane make sure any DNS server listed are copied or show in System Preferences > Network > Advanced Button > TCP/IP tab.
In that same place turn Off IPv6.
Post back with results as we may have to get you to delete a .plist to get ichat to be stable.
9:22 PM Wednesday; April 7, 2010
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IChat audio/video btwn DSL-DSL and Cable-DSL

Let me draw this out to illustrate the nonsensicle situation.
party A: has cable modem with an Airport (DHCP) (running Tiger)
party B: has DSL with Airport (DHCP) (Tiger)
party C: has DSL with Airport (static and redistributed as DHCP) (Tiger)
A and B can chat/audio/video
A and C can also do all of this.
B and C: doesn't work at all exept for text. We both get those pesky messages about 'user is not responding' etc. The only thing I can think of is that iSight/iChat doesn't work between people who both have a DSL connection. We also tried to use the same powerbook (normally located at party C) at the location of party A and works with party B. In other words, the powerbook isn't the problem. Both party B and C can establish a connection with a public "test buddy" (appleeu3test01, appleeu3test02, appleeu3test03).
I am asking any genius out there what the heck is going on?????? If it's true that DSL/DSL connections can not communicate with each other, what is the point of having this overpriced webcam??
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Paul, you understand what I'm talking about. Check out what worked for me: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=307761&tstart=0
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IChat audio/video not working: bonjour over computer-to-computer network

My girlfriend has a brand new MacBook Pro 15". I have a 3 year old PowerBook. Both running 10.4.9 and iChat 3.1.8. We are currently sitting right next to each other, and yet have been unable to connect to an audio or video chat by any method.
To completely eliminate the router from the equation I created a computer to computer network which she joined. Both of us have our firewalls off, and both of us have our Quicktime streaming speed set to 1.5Mbps. We tried to create an audio connection over Bonjour. I got an error -7 and she got an error -8.
There are many threads reporting the same error, but most of the solutions involve changing router settings. I figured that since this is on a computer-to-computer connection there is no router involved. It would be nice to be able to get this working over the general internet, but I figure if it doesn't work in this very limited setting it will never work. Any help? Much appreciated.

Yep - did that on both computers, to no avail:
Here's the first section of the error messages from both computers. (I can post more if it's helpful.)
Date/Time: 2007-06-09 14:39:41.370 -0500
OS Version: 10.4.9 (Build 8P135)
Report Version: 4
iChat Connection Log:
AVChat started with ID 1641059161.
0x5294770: State change from AVChatNoState to AVChatStateWaiting.
shwayder@oberon2: State change from AVChatNoState to AVChatStateInvited.
0x5294770: State change from AVChatStateWaiting to AVChatStateConnecting.
shwayder@oberon2: State change from AVChatStateInvited to AVChatStateConnecting.
0x5294770: State change from AVChatStateConnecting to AVChatStateEnded.
Chat ended with error -7
shwayder@oberon2: State change from AVChatStateConnecting to AVChatStateEnded.
Chat ended with error -7
Date/Time: 2007-06-09 14:41:41.469 -0500
OS Version: 10.4.9 (Build 8Q1058)
Report Version: 4
iChat Connection Log:
AVChat started with ID 1641059161.
nicole@nicole-computer1: State change from AVChatNoState to AVChatStateWaiting.
0x4be3e0: State change from AVChatNoState to AVChatStateInvited.
0x4be3e0: State change from AVChatStateInvited to AVChatStateConnecting.
nicole@nicole-computer1: State change from AVChatStateWaiting to AVChatStateConnecting.
nicole@nicole-computer1: State change from AVChatStateConnecting to AVChatStateEnded.
Chat ended with error -8
0x4be3e0: State change from AVChatStateConnecting to AVChatStateEnded.
Chat ended with error -8
Seems odd that it doesn't even work on two macs directly connected together.

IChat audio/video not working in a particular scenario.

Three differnt people with 3 different setups trying to do an audio chat:
John: MacBook(2.0Ghz, Leopard), connected via AirportExpress, using an AIM account
Anne: MacBook(2.4Ghz, Snow Leopard), connected via a 3G USB Modem, using a .Mac account
Mark: iMac(2.0 Ghz C2D, Tiger), connected via AirportExtreme, using an AIM account
John can voice and video chat with both Anne and Mark, no problem. But Anne and Mark constantly get the Error-8. (But strangely Anne and Mark can share files via iChat just fine.)
If it was a firewall issue, wouldn't one of the three be excluded from any voice/video chat completely ? Im starting to wonder if it's the NAT/PMP issue as well, cause it doesn't seem to be an issue when connecting to the other person.
I have scoured the web looking for a solution but to no avail.
This is a snippet from the error log:
Video Conference Error Report:
11.657163 @/SourceCache/VideoConference/VideoConference-415.13/SIP/SIP.c:2917 type=4 (900A0015/0)
SIPConnectIPPort failed
13.658210 @/SourceCache/VideoConference/VideoConference-415.13/SIP/SIP.c:2917 type=4 (900A0015/0)
SIPConnectIPPort failed
Cheers

Hi,
Re 1)
iChat makes a Connection that is Peer-to-Peer when doing Audio Only and Video chats.
To do this it uses a method of going through NAT Devices (Network Address Translation)
NAT Is not a standard. It is a vague description of things that happen in most domestic routers to share one IP between many computers and other devices.
There are about 4 main ways of doing it See Here
Realistically iChat can be Fussy as to how NAT is done. (Some methods don't seem to "Play Nicely" together)
So you can get what looks like intermittent symptoms.
Re 2)
I am on a Leopard booted computer and my AIRPORT UTILITY is version 5.5.1
I don't have an Airport Base Station so posting a pic is useless at this point.
The older firmware I am thing of popped up a very small Window asking for the Password before giving you the main window.
The version I have lists the different Base Station it can find down the left with a manual Configure Button and a first time set up button on the right (I forget the name).
It sounds like he has something closer to my version.
The Port Mapping Protocol may be "Greyed Out" if the Device is NOT "Sharing an IP" on the main Internet icon/pane. (On the current version I believe the NAT tab disappears if this is the case).
Re the Zyxel.
Not particularly iChat Friendly as a range.
There is something about them logging in to AIM on Port 5190 on the TCP Protocol and iChat send files on port 5190 on UDP that these modems don't like (Dual use of the same port)
This may be related to Port Forwarding.
With setting up Port Forwarding you point one port to one IP (Computer) (multiple ports one at a time for iChat)
This means that other computers cannot then use those ports (ports Cannot Be Forwarded Twice).
Not all devices specify Protocols to do this but the Zyxels do seem have an issue with and for some reason this crosses over into A/V Chats.
SOLUTION
In iChat go to the Preferences > Accounts > Server Settings tab when Logged out.
Change th Login port from 5190 to 443
This port is memorable as it is below the 1024 threshold in most domestic devices (all ports below this are Open to everyone) and is used by Web Browser for Secure sites (such as Banks and the Sign-in here to post).
It is also used by some mail servers.
The Modem most likely routes.
This means two things.
1) the Airport Base Station should NOT - Set it to Bridge (Off) Mode in the drop down at the bottom of the Internet pane (Port Mapping will not be needed then either).
2) the ports need to be allowed in the Modem.
See this page
This is the instructions to access a P660R-HW T1v2 I am not sure what the difference the HW means
Do the pics look like his set up pages ?
Most likely he will have to Look for UPnP - Try the Advanced menu item.
He will not need the Port Forwarding if he Enables UPnP.
He may have set up pages that look more like these pics EQ 660 R
Here you can plainly see UPnP in the middle menu 9At the bottom)
Summary
Change port for Login in iChat
Set Base Station to Not Route.
Enable UPnP in Zyxel modem. (DO NOT use Port Forwarding despite the Links (they are just for the Pics and Instruction on how to access the device).
If he cannot find UPnP come back to us.
He may have to set Port Forwarding if it is only one computer.
As he is on Tiger he cannot do iChat Screen Sharing so that will not be so much of an issue.
8:36 PM Friday; April 30, 2010
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IChat Audio/Video not happening

Three differnt people with 3 different setups trying to do an audio chat:
John: MacBook(2.0Ghz, Leopard), connected via AirportExpress, using an AIM account
Anne: MacBook(2.4Ghz, Snow Leopard), connected via a 3G USB Modem, using a .Mac account
Mark: iMac(2.0 Ghz C2D, Tiger), connected via AirportExtreme, using an AIM account
John can voice and video chat with both Anne and Mark, no problem. But Anne and Mark constantly get the Error-8. (But strangely Anne and Mark can share files via iChat just fine.)
If it was a firewall issue, wouldn't one of the three be excluded from any voice/video chat completely ? Im starting to wonder if it's the NAT/PMP issue as well, cause it doesn't seem to be an issue when connecting to the other person.
This is a snippet from the error log:
Video Conference Error Report:
11.657163 @/SourceCache/VideoConference/VideoConference-415.13/SIP/SIP.c:2917 type=4 (900A0015/0)
[SIPConnectIPPort failed]
13.658210 @/SourceCache/VideoConference/VideoConference-415.13/SIP/SIP.c:2917 type=4 (900A0015/0)
[SIPConnectIPPort failed]
Cheers

Hi,
Mark should go to the set up pages of the Airport he has and in the Internet icon/Pane > NAT tab he should have Port Mapping Protocol turned On.
If he has the much older firmware I will need to see pics (again) to remind me.
The other potential issues is what modems are John and Mark using in front of the Airport base Stations ?
Are they routing modems ? Cable modems tend not to route and DSL one do.
They should not have two DHCP servers on their LAN's ( A Base station set to "Share An IP" will be doing DHCP and a routing modem will most likely be doing it by default)
9:25 PM Thursday; April 29, 2010
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Ichat audio video options for google accts

Hi,
1. I use ichat with my google account. I was wondering if I could do an audio and video chat from this account?
2. Also, if I disable my camera (in format tab), and press on the audio option beside my picture in the chat list, why is isight cam getting turned on? Shdn't it be disabled and only microphone be turned on?

Hi,
Re 1)
If you are your Buddy are using iChat with any Jabber ID including Googletalk then you can do Video and Audio Only chats. This is because no matter which Buddy List you start from iChat uses the same A/V Protocols.
What you can not do is Video chats to the PC App for GoogleTalk or to any Buddy logged in on the WebMail Google pages, both of which can also do A/V chats but uses different protocols.
Re 2)
The Video Camera is turned Off in the Video Menu at Camera Enabled and toggling it so no tick shows.
Yes when it is turned Off (Deselected) the icon next to your name should show the Audio icon (Telephone handset).
The camera will however get turned on for the Preview even if the camera is turned Off. A preview of the Audio would not "Show" anything as iChat does not allow play-through of the live sound.
8:26 PM Thursday; July 23, 2009

Minimum NAT/firewall settings for iChat audio/video to work?

I've read the docs on teh ports and firewall issues but it is still unclear to me.
I have
1. An OS X Server 10.5.2 connected to the internet behind a router with NAT and running a firewall. NAT and of course the firewall are under my control. I've opened up the iChat Server SSL port (5223) on the OS X Server's firewall. I've put a 5223 redirect on the router to my OS X Server system. iChat is configured on this system and several users have permission to use iChat. The NAT table on the router is restricted, only ports I want to serve (e.g. 25, 22, 5223) are redirected to my server, the rest of incoming connections are blocked at the NAT (safer that way).
2. An OS X 10.5.2 client behind a NAT setup in another part of the world.
3. An OS X 10.5.2 client behind a NAT setup in another part of the world.
Both clients I can manage the firewall of the client, but I cannot manage anything on the router.
WIth this set up on both systems users have successfully connected to my OS X Server's iChat server using SSL. Text chat works. So I can assume that iChat Server works, that the permissions and login is OK, that SSL is OK.
But neither audio not video works. I cannot establish an audio or video connection because the connection fails. The iChat connection log says
2008-02-21 20:49:53 +0100: user@fqdn2: Error -8 (Did not receive a response from 0x18c09b30.)
there is nothing in appfirewall.log on the client.
The clients should work OK behind NAT. But my guess is that the server needs more than what I am giving it. However, I have been unable to find out what a minimum set of NAT redirects and firewall ports open is that would enable me to let these two clients do voice chat via my OS X Server at that other location.
Any tip for information on how to set up the server side minimally and safely would be welcome.
Thanks,
G

Hi,
Several things.
1) iChat server does in fact use an SSL Login on port 5223 (Tiger does not do the SSL but is still on the same port.
This does not allow the other data on port 5220 that the Jabber side of iChat needs.
Apple Doc http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93208 see item 6
2) It also ignores the fact iChat uses a completely different set of ports to the A/V Chat
So an AIM Login is port 5190 in those mentioned in item 6
port 5297, 5298 and 5353 are the Bonjour ones.
That leaves 5060, 5678, 16384-16403 for A/V chats in Tiger
5678, 16393-16402 in Leopard
The pics and Table are for Panther and Tiger. See the Table at the bottom http://www.ralphjohns.co.uk/pantherports.html
The changes from Tiger to Leopard in the port Usage for A/V chats is documented here http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306688 (Hence the none use of port 5060 and the smaller groupfor the actual A/V Chats)
3) Check out the two server forums for Leopard > iChat Server http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1235
And Tiger/OS X Server 10.4 > Collaboration Services http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=700 as they maybe other issues that I am not aware of on the Server side.
So Leopard Jabber/iChat Server needs 14 ports
5220, 5222, 5223 on TCP and
5678, 16393-16402 on UDP
Tiger needs the A/V ports to include 5060 and extend the group to 20 ports (16384-16403)
I hope this helps.
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Hi Bob,
The Screen Sharing through iChat and the Audio only and Video chats do not require the AIM servers other than to say your Buddy is On-line.
There is feedback from the AIM servers to say what capabilities your Buddies have.
You can see these if you look at their Info card (Click on a Buddy and use Apple key and i together)
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Tony,
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Hello Darrel,
Please try this:
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Double-click on the installer for the Symantec product that you want to uninstall.
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Ichat audio and video problems, error 8

I've been reading the other ichat posts, and it seems that I have kind of the same problem. I can't get audio or video to work with iChat. I can send or receive invitations, but then it gives me an "error -8" message and the attempt fails.
I have a new computer, so this is the first time I've tried to do iChat audio/video chats. I connect via DSL with a Siemens speedstream modem connected to an Airport.
Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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What is your internet up and download speeds?
http://www.speedtest.net/
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Hi - I have a cable modem from comcast.
I am not sure I understand all your questions, suggestions - so I will copy what I have when I go into the airport utility under internet.
Do you have four tabs (You may have less) I HAVE 4 TABS
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"Share a Public IP" ?
Or "Bridge (Off) Mode" ?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHERE TO LOOK FOR THE INFO BELOW. I ALSO HAVE UNDER THE INTERNET CONNECTION TAB - CONNECT USING ETHERNET AND ETHERNET WAN PORT AUTOMATIC (DEFAULT)
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IP ADDRESS: 69.138.244.124
SUBNET MASK 255.255.248.0
ROUTER ADDRESS 69.138.240.1
DNS SERVER 68.87.73.246 AND 68.87.71.230 (THESE ARE FILLED IN THE BOXES AND NOT CHANGEABLE.
THE 3RD TAB IS DHCP
DHCP BEGINNING ADDRESS 10.0 .1 .2
DHCP ENDING ADDRESS 10.0.1.200
DHCP LEASE IS 1 THEN DAY
4TH TAB NAT
CHECKED IS ENABLE NAT PORT MAPPING PROTOCOL
I HAVE BEEN USING THIS AIRPORT EXTREME FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR.
THE ONLY DIFFERENT ISSUE IS THAT I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AND USED MY DAUGHTER'S AIRPORT EXTREME LAST WEEK. I HAVE NO IDEA ANY OF THAT INFO - BUT I DO KNOW THAT THE AIRPORT EXTREME LISTED IN THE UTILITY IS THE ONE AT MY HOME THAT I AM WITH NOW.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO TRY TO HELP ME. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
JUDY
Between that drop down and the tabs should be the info on how it connects to the Modem.
It may list that Puiblic IP.
It may list another LAN IP (one from the Modem)
Does it start 192.168....
Or 172.16 (or up to 172.32....)
Or possibly another 10.... number ?
If the modem is issuing IPs to the LAN there are two things that can effect things
One is the fact the computer gets two IPs (even though the mac can only display one)
And If you used Port Forwarding in the Modem the Place (IP/Computer or device) that it was pointing to may not be the Airport Base Station any more.

The big iChat problems. Audio/Video (now completely broken in 10.7.3), the "not-authorized" problem

So, I am running iChat on OS X Lion 10.7.3 on an early-2011 MBP 13'' . These problems have been here for a while, though (I got my comp with 10.7.0). I have AIM/GMail/Yahoo connected..
One problem is the issue of non-authorized people. There is a list of "not authorized" people that I have to scroll past in my "offline" section of iChat buddies before I actually get to the real offline contacts. Big note here: All these people have the address (something)@aol.com. These contacts have come up as a result of my gmail connection. You see, a few months ago Gmail and AIM did this chat unification process where @aol.com contacts can be just added into Gmail for chatting. These @aol.com copies come up asking for an invite when the REAL AIM address person talks to me. The invites leave once I press decline, but then they stay on my list as not authorized. If I delete these "not-authorized" copies, the invites will come up again and the cycle will repeat. It is a nuisance considering how much of these false contacts are on my list.
Second problem is video/audio chat in general. This issue really applies on AIM/Yahoo—there is nothing for Gmail because people usually use the web interface which simply doesn't work with iChat video/audio. If the people used Google talk, the issue written below would probably come up.
See, what happens is that…(now in 10.7.3), video/audio chat is simply broken, simple as that. My contacts always tell me that an error has occurred when trying to accept my video chat invite. It simply doesn't work. They are using AIM desktop in most cases. When it DID used to work (to a very limited extent, I'll say; it was hit or miss earlier pre 10.7.3, now it's just miss), it was just video but NO audio. They could see/hear me, I could only see them. When I did audio chats, they hear me, I..don't hear them (so audio chats were pointless). The only case where this problem doesn't happen is where it's Mac to Mac, iChat to iChat. VERY limited in use of audio/video chat, if you ask me.

Hi,
If AIM contacts have been added to your Google Buddy List then I would login to Google and remove them from there (the iGoogle or GoogleMail web pages will show the Chat option)
Whilst they are still in the List then the Authorization request will probably be resent (In this case it is probably being generated by the method Google are using to add the AIM names as iChat only sends it once).
Google/Jabber Video chats is only iChat to iChat and so is Yahoo with iChat 6.
The Yahoo App streams Video which People can be allowed to see and Audio is added in as an Audio Chat.
The connection Process is not the same and iChat/AIM
Jabber and Google use Jingle to Connect (in fact Google's version is not that compatible with other Jabber apps).
This means iChat to the Standalone PC app or any Web Browser using the Google Video Plug-in (PC or Mac) or to any Jabber app that is using a Google ID (or a Jabber ID) will not work.
On the iChat to AIM on a PC.
This has always been a bit of a hit and miss affair.
Some people have no trouble but other spend ages trying to set things up and never find the solution.
This is the Original Users Tip (up to about AIM5.9)
A "replacement" for that tip that has not made it across yet.
I have yet to try Video to the Web Login version that is now on offer.
However I would limit the Bandwidth in iChat Menu > Preferences > Video Section to 500kbps (possibly try 200kbps for 1-1 chats) as you will not know the interent speed available to the Buddy if they are using the web login.
Comparisons
When you compare iChat actual functions to what you would like it to do it can appear to be limited.
On the basis that you would want your IM app to be able to have Buddies from other services listed in a Buddy list (combined) or Lists which apps do you know of can do that and Video to some of them ?
Adium and ProteusX can both have Buddies from the major Services ina Buddy List but don't do Audio or Video.
Yahoo and MSN both allow the other's Buddies in the list but I am not sure about Video or Audio chats
They cannot connect to Jabber or AIM buddies even for text chats.
Jabber does depend on the server you use and whether that does Transports for you to have text chats with other services.
Instructions for iChat.
Mercury IM is a JAVA version of MSN and still has not got to Audio and Video
Similar for aMSN
Gizmo5 and YakforFree both died...
Skype is Cross Platform but is only 1-1 in Video chat. (cost extra for 3 and 4 way chats)
Yahoo had dropped support for their Mac version now iChat has the Yahoo option (you can still download it - IT being the beta it has been for years).
2:40 PM Saturday; February 11, 2012
Please, if posting Logs, do not post any Log info after the line "Binary Images for iChat"
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 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
 Mac OS X (10.6.8),
"Limit the Logs to the Bits above Binary Images."  No, Seriously

IChat - audio and video chats not working to the UK

I'm trying to do an audio and/or video chat with my Mum who lives in the UK. We're both using the same version if iChat A/V (3.1.5)
However, we've been unable to succesfully connect. Whether she invites me to a chat or I her, we both get a message saying the other person failed to respond, even though we're both accepting the invitation.
I have no problem audio/video chatting to anyone else and it also work with my Mum through Skype or Yahoo Messenger.
Any ideas?

Hi FootsyStuey,
Welcome to the Apple Discussions
Can you tell us what you have done to set iChat up ?
System Preferences > Quicktime > Streaming seting to 1.5Mbps/T1/LAN ?
Mac Firewall ? see here http://www.ralphjohnsuk.dsl.pipex.com/page4.html
The ports in the modem ? See here http://www.ralphjohnsuk.dsl.pipex.com/page3.html
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