Can't even get audio chat to work: iChat 2.1 to AIM 5.9

Hi everyone! I have a problem that I am hoping someone can kindly help me out with.
I am an iChat 2.1 AV user without a webcam trying to connect to an AIM 5.9 user with a webcam. However, I am unable to establish an audio chat (much less try to get a one-way video chat working). On my iChat screen, I do not see a telephone icon next to the person's name. My friend says that audio is not one of my capabilities. I find this strange since I have a Powerbook G4 which all have a built-in mic. In addition, if I click 'connection doctor'' I see the bars move in response to my voice, so I know that the mic is working. Also, "microphone enabled" is checkmarked on iChat's audio drop-down menu.
I have opened ports 5060, 5353, 5678, 16384-16403 for UDP and 5190, 5297, 5298 for both UPD and TCP on my router, and my mac's internal firewall is off.
The PC user has opened ports 16384-16403 for UDP and 1024-5000 for both TCP and UDP as recommended on AIM's website.
Does anyone have any ideas as to why I am displayed as not being able to initiate an audio chat? I would like to get the video working one-way as well, but I figure that I should just be satisfied with getting the audio working for now and move on to the next challenge later.
Thank you very much for your help!
-JC
Powerbook G4 1.5Ghz Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Hi JC_14,
This is supposed to be possible as a One-Way Video chat from the PC end.
However it is the most difficult to be successful with.
The ports 1024-5000 forthe PC are correct.
Your ports are going to be effective (port 5297 only need UDP).
The PC user should be able to tell you in a tecxt chat if their Video chat icon is Active.
IF it is they should try it.
If it is not they should look through the menu item in the Buddy list of AIM.
There is a menu way of initiating Video chat and this is somemtimes more effective.
Audio Only chats are not possible AIM to iChat. You have to go straight for One-Way Video.
12:02 AM Tuesday; March 28, 2006

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