Can't ichat with aim pc buddy

we can i chat fine but cant get the av to work.. we can see our own faces but not each other... it gets stuck on 'searching for' at my end. im sure this is a basic q, can someone tell me why and what to do? thanks

Hi Steve,
It appears this Poster is at 10.3.2 so AIM 5.9 is the one.
The PC user then need to press F3 and scroll down the list of the Preferences to Live Video and then press the "Tuning Video and Audio" button
This will run a wizard.
Then they need to allow AIM as an exception through the XP firewall.
http://www.ralphjohnsuk.dsl.pipex.com/page12.html#_Service
Using the UPnP option and making sure this is allowed in their router and or modem is a good isdea.
More info
http://www.mvldesign.com/videoconferencetutorial.html
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Only have one device doing DHCP. The way routers work as compared to modems is that they pass all routing data though to the computers.
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This bit makes no sense:-
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Messages is the App.
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The Add Account pane has changed format in Messages 8 just to add to the confusion by becoming a slide out item. I am not sure why Apple has listed the AIM choice as AOL (although AIM does mean AOL Instant Messenger)
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In the "To" spot use the reveal arrow drop down at the right hand end of their name.
This will tell which ID of their's you are connected and which ID of Yours.
In this Pic I am about to AIM Messages another Account I have logged in but I could also change it to iMessage myself at my iPhone number.
I was sure with the first post that you were clear on the differences but with you last post I am not so sure.
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Also look at this page
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