Can't video chat with buddy.

I have the most recent version of ichat and snow leopard, and I can't video chat with my Buddy on ichat/AIM. She has a PC (and has a camera) and whenever I try to video chat with her, it says waiting for a response, and then when she accepts it says she canceled the invitation or something else along those lines. When she tries inviting me it tells her that an error has occurred and she should restart AIM.
I tried restarting my ichat, and restarting my macbook, but it still says the same thing. She also has a PC laptop with a built in video camera, and AIM, and it lets me video chat with her on that (she doesn't like using that laptop because it's slow and the camera isn't that good), it also lets me video chat with other mac users. Please help me with this problem!!!!!! I have tried everything, but with no luck. Is it her PC or my mac? PLEASE HEELP!

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Based on what you have posted it look like her PC.
Has she allowed AIM through the Windows Firewall as an Exception ?
Has she allowed it though her Router or modem ?
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