Cannot have audio with iChat and AIM

Hi,
I am trying to use iChat with friends using AIM (on PC).
But I have never been able to start an audio session with someone (exchange of text messages is Ok).
The "button" with the phone remains grey (not active). So I cannot start an audio session after contact selection).
My microphone is Ok (Audio is Ok with other tool like Skype).
Also, in the contact list, I dont see any audio logo in front of their names, even if they are online (and then able to have text chats).
When PC/AIM friends want to start an audio session with me, they get the following message "[email protected] is not accepting Talk invitations or does not support the Talk feature."
What can I do ?
More details on my configuration :
I have an eMac with MAC OS X 10.3.9 and iChat 2.1(v153)
I am using the micro integrated somewhere in the computer.
In networking system preferences,
the Mas OS firewall is not activated (should be activated with appropriate ports ?)
and no service is activated (some services should be activated ?).
Can you help ?
I would like to do have also video with friends but I would like to be able to do audio before !
When I see all problems in the iChat discussion, I am a little bit afraid ...
Does iChat 3 could be better ?
Thanks
Gerard Morisset
email : [email protected]

Hi Gérard,
Welcome to the Apple Dicussion Pages
See this FAQ
You will see it says (near the bottom ) that Audio only chats can not be done from AIM (on a PC) to iChat.
Trillian Basic does allow Audio Chats from PCs to Mac usiing the same AIM servers (Smae names will work). They also do a Pro version that will do Video as well (costs $25).
AIM are also working on Triton which is supposed to add this feature. (See link under the yellow DONWLOAD Now button).
Your friend can download a beta of this if he wishes but it is a very early version.
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