Cannot see via projector connected to thunderbolt port

I bought a connector: thunderbolt port to VGA (15 pin), but cannot see the VGA projector on my MacBook Air.

Any solution?

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I am moving to a house that will have combination TV-phone-Internet services delivered via cable (Optimum is the provider). I understand that with my new iMac which has a "thunderbolt" port that I can use the iMac as a tv monitor and DVR (recorder) and watch live TV or recorded TV. I think it is possible to record TV shows either on the iMac's hard drive or the Optimum DVR. Beyond that, I get confused because I do not understand the details of RCA cables, coaxial cables, HDMI connectors, etc. Apple does not provide support for set top boxes (I called Apple), and Optimum does not provide support for Macs (I called them too). Since Apple is the party advertising the capability of watching TV on a Mac, I would think the burden is more on them to explain how that works, and maybe they have done so on their web sites, but I cannot find it so far. I can understand that the cable company does not want to tell people how to bypass the need for their DVR equipment. Before I go out and hire a consultant for a few hundred dollars to explain it, I was hoping I might find online some tips on how to set up a system at home. No luck so far.
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2010-11-09 21:18:19 +0100: AVChat started with ID 494414145.
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2010-11-09 21:18:19 +0100: 0x1a8bf8b0: State change from AVChatNoState to AVChatStateInvited.
2010-11-09 21:18:28 +0100: 0x1a8bf8b0: State change from AVChatStateInvited to AVChatStateConnecting.
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2010-11-09 21:18:48 +0100: [email protected]: State change from AVChatStateConnecting to AVChatStateEnded.
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0.000000 @/SourceCache/VideoConference/VideoConference-415.22/Video Conference/DotMacConfiguration.m:1039 type=4 (FFFFFFFF/2)
[HTTP GET failed (0)]
0.000627 @/SourceCache/VideoConference/VideoConference-415.22/Video Conference/DotMacConfiguration.m:758 type=4 (FFFFFFFF/0)
[HTTP GET failed (0)]
0.346813 @/SourceCache/VideoConference/VideoConference-415.22/Video Conference/DotMacConfiguration.m:758 type=4 (FFFFFFFF/0)
[HTTP GET failed (0)]
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1333.086142 @/SourceCache/VideoConference/VideoConference-415.22/SIP/SIP.c:2917 type=4 (900A0015/0)
[SIPConnectIPPort failed]
1335.086270 @/SourceCache/VideoConference/VideoConference-415.22/SIP/SIP.c:2917 type=4 (900A0015/0)
[SIPConnectIPPort failed]
1337.086603 @/SourceCache/VideoConference/VideoConference-415.22/SIP/SIP.c:2917 type=4 (900A0015/0)
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1339.087985 @/SourceCache/VideoConference/VideoConference-415.22/SIP/SIP.c:2917 type=4 (900A0015/0)
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1341.088212 @/SourceCache/VideoConference/VideoConference-415.22/SIP/SIP.c:2917 type=4 (900A0015/0)
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1343.088361 @/SourceCache/VideoConference/VideoConference-415.22/SIP/SIP.c:2917 type=4 (900A0015/0)
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929.446913 @/SourceCache/VideoConference/VideoConference-415.22/Video Conference/VCInitiateConference.m:2059 type=2 (00000000/0)
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934.996640 @/SourceCache/VideoConference/VideoConference-415.22/Video Conference/VCInitiateConference.m:2074 type=2 (00000000/0)
[Prepare Connection With Remote Data - remote VCConnectionData: 1, local VCConnectionData: 1
935.002114 @/SourceCache/VideoConference/VideoConference-415.22/Video Conference/VCInitiateConference.m:2266 type=2 (00000000/0)
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935.467624 @/SourceCache/VideoConference/VideoConference-415.22/SIP/Transport.c:2138 type=1 (00000000/0)
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Max-Forwards: 70
To: "u0" <sip:user@rip:16402>
From: "0" <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=544473054
Call-ID: 9c7ecf46-ec3d-11df-8530-f81eeb5f4012@lip
CSeq: 1 INVITE
Contact: <sip:user@lip:16402>;isfocus
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.4
Content-Type: application/sdp
Content-Length: 708
Video Conference User Report:
928.427249 @:0 type=5 (00000000/16402)
[Local SIP port]
934.996832 @/SourceCache/VideoConference/VideoConference-415.22/Video Conference/VCInitiateConference.m:2171 type=5 (00000000/0)
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*[PORT RESTRICTED]*
934.996842 @/SourceCache/VideoConference/VideoConference-415.22/Video Conference/VCInitiateConference.m:2173 type=5 (00000000/0)
[Remote CommNAT Result: 0x000000d0
936.003962 @:0 type=5 (00000000/60)
[Detected bandwidth (kbits/s): 2627 up, 2627 down. (00000000)
936.033015 @/SourceCache/VideoConference/VideoConference-415.22/Video Conference/VideoConferenceMultiController.m:2423 type=5 (00000000/0)
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978.787787 @:0 type=5 (00000000/16402)
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1014.011790 @/SourceCache/VideoConference/VideoConference-415.22/Video Conference/VCInitiateConference.m:2171 type=5 (00000000/0)
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1014.011800 @/SourceCache/VideoConference/VideoConference-415.22/Video Conference/VCInitiateConference.m:2173 type=5 (00000000/0)
[Remote CommNAT Result: 0x000000d0
1015.024555 @:0 type=5 (00000000/60)
[Detected bandwidth (kbits/s): 2627 up, 2627 down. (00000000)
1015.031800 @/SourceCache/VideoConference/VideoConference-415.22/Video Conference/VideoConferenceMultiController.m:2423 type=5 (00000000/0)
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1323.083386 @/SourceCache/VideoConference/VideoConference-415.22/Video Conference/VCInitiateConference.m:2171 type=5 (00000000/0)
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Hi,
Does this 3G device have any set up functions that are on your Mac ?
If it does not it is likely that it is wide open to all Port (65535 of them).
I presume that in System Preferences > Network you see a Public IP when using this device ?
Again this would tend to pint to all the ports being open.
Is there anything on the ISP's web site that suggests this device is unsuitable to be used with VoIP or SIP connections ?
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Most likely the issues is the way packets are sent.
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Despite my ideas I think you will be unlucky and this will not work.
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