IChat & AIM Triton

Why don't they work together?

After a bit of research i've found it wasn't an anti-trust settlement, but part of the FCC agreement to the AOL + Time Warner merger.
http://www.fcc.gov/transaction/aol-tw-decision.html has information. The FactSheet linked to on that page has some details.
http://news.com.com/AOLasks+FCC+to+lift+IMrestriction/2100-1032_3-995595.html has details of the petition to remove the restrictions.

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  • Does the new AIM Triton work with Ichat?

    Hi,
    Does anyone know if the new AIM Triton works with Ichat AV? I know the Beta version was not working but don't know about the new triton release.
    Also, has anyone tried video/audio communication between Trillian and Ichat? Does it work? Is it better than AIM?
    Thanks,
    Stefano

    I have been working with the Triton on a PC and after much research (frustration), I have found this stated on the AIM support site:
    http://www.aim.com/helpfaq/startingout/getstarted.adp?aolp=#six
    Q: Is AIM Triton compatible with AIM 5.9, AOL 9.0 and iChat?
    A: : AIM Triton works seamlessly with AIM 5.9, AOL 9.0 and iChat. You can send and receive instant messages with your buddies using any of these clients. Certain features may not work across all clients at this time. Voice Chat with more than two people only works with other Triton users. Video Chat will work only between two Triton users at this time.
    So after reading around, I believe the 5.9 will video to the iChat 3's but I haven't had the time to try. Other posts suggest this to be true. Including many by Ralph.

  • Cannot ichat with AIM triton users

    I just got my isight yesturday, but I haven't been able to video chat with anyone with AIM triton! I've tried mercury, aMSN, yahoo messenger.. and I'm pretty frustrated! Is there anything else I can try?

    check out iChat forum as opposed to this one. This topic has been addressed many times over there. Short answer (I think): is that iChat, et. al., are not AIM Triton-friendly insofar as A/V is concerned. Your Windoze folks need to run AIM 5.9, I think it is. And then they gotta tweak their settings to play nice with iChat.

  • Cannot make a video connection with non-mac users (AIM Triton)

    Whenever me and my girlfriend try to start a video chat, we get error messages on both ends. i know everything is up to date because i can chat fine with other mac users, but whenever i try to chat with someone who is using AIM Triton i cna never make a connection, even though iChat says i should be able to.
    Which side dost the problem lie?
    Answerer gets a cookie, haha, i've literally tried enough to get this fixed

    Hi
    iChat does it's video streaming through Quicktime (I believe), it's why one way to solve a connection problem is to try this:
    System Preferences>Quicktime>Streaming - set streaming speed to 1.5Mbps
    Also make sure Bandwidth limit is set to None in iChat>Preferences>Video.
    Restart iChat after making the changes.
    It's a good idea, if you can, to post an error log (down as far as where the binary images start) & give as much info as you can as to your connection to the internet (make & model of modem/router etc).
    Steve

  • AIM Triton and 10.4.9

    I've read on recent posts in other sites, like TUAW, that iChat that comes with Mac OS X 10.4.9 can video conference with AIM Triton. I don't have AIM Triton on my PC as it didn't work with iChat. My PC still has AIM 5.9.
    Can anyone confirm this? Does iChat from 10.4.9 video conference with AIM Triton?
    If so, I'm going to have to update my tutorial on MVL Design.
    Thanks
    Sam W.
    Power Mac G4 MDD 1.25   Mac OS X (10.4.9)   http://www.mvldesign.com/videoconferencetutorial.html

    Hi Sam,
    Downloaded AIM 6.0 on to my MacBook Pro (Bootcamp) Windows drive.
    Will not accept setting to Built in iSight
    Will make outgoing Video chats but due to the above does not have Pic-in-Pic and therefore sends no Pic
    No problems with Audio feed at this point (within Video chat) See Edit below
    On each second attempt it will start the chat but then lock me out of any mouse click to end chat from Windows end or any closure of any window of the Desktop in windows.
    Although a long wait and trying to open the Task Bar did suddenly seem to release the desktop.
    I have AIM 5.9 on the Drive but it was closed.
    Would not say this is
    1) stable
    2) Usable with iChat
    Edit
    When I had AIM 5.9 mistakenly running in the background Audio Worked with Video chats but not with AIM 6.0
    Did not find anywhere to set Audio input device.
    It does send and receive Audio invites though.
    11:22 PM Friday; March 23, 2007

  • Aim Triton

    I just installed AIM 5.9 for windows on my girlfriends pc. Video chat works with my Powerbook and iChat but the AIM interface on the PC is terrible. I can't even make the video window larger.
    Does anyone know if the new AIM Triton will interface with iChat. thanks...

    Hi
    Triton does not work with ichat.
    Have a look at Trillian http://www.trillian.cc/learn/index.php?select=3 but it cost's.
    Also look at Skype mac version http://www.skype.com/download/skype/macosx/20beta.html
    PC version http://www.skype.com/download/skype/windows/helloagain.html
    Tony

  • Ichat, AIM, Adium frequently disconnect using Airport

    Ichat, AIM, & Adium all frequently disconnect when using Airport. I use a Linksys Wireless Router with an Airport extreme card. When directly connected to the router, I have no problem. Using a PC with Windows XP, AIM operates fine. Safari and Firefox work fine, although sometimes I receive errors connecting to pages, when I try again no problem. Using any of the chat programs, I lose connection, but then can reconnect. After a few times, the AOL servers will prevent login.
    I use COMCAST Cable internet service. My wireless router uses WEP encryption. I would switch to an AIrport Base station, but doubt it would correct the problem.
    I have had this problem previously, but it corrected itself. now it is making chat programs unusable.
    Any ideas?

    Hi John,
    By default Linksys units normally have the IP address of 192.168.1.1
    Is this true for both your units or have you changed one of them ?
    You may only find this out if you connect directly to the Modem one.
    Also you have not said if only one of them is doing DHCP.
    Example pic 3 on this page. This shows this device as getting it own contact IP address by DHCP (like from your ISP). Further down the page in the pic it shows the device is also acting as a DHCP server to the local net.
    If your router is set up like this it could be getting an IP address usng DHCP like this device shows and that would tend to mean that the Modem is acting as a DHCP server as well.
    If both devices still have the default IP addresses you will have conflicts, which probably explians the problems you have.
    Ralph

  • Ichat, AIM, & Adium all frequently disconnect when using Air

    Ichat, AIM, & Adium all frequently disconnect when using Airport. I use a Linksys Wireless Router with an Airport extreme card. When directly connected to the router, I have no problem. Using a PC with Windows XP, AIM operates fine. Safari and Firefox work fine, although sometimes I receive errors connecting to pages, when I try again no problem. Using any of the chat programs, I lose connection, but then can reconnect. After a few times, the AOL servers will prevent login.
    I use COMCAST Cable internet service. My wireless router uses WEP encryption. I would switch to an AIrport Base station, but doubt it would correct the problem.
    I have had this problem previously, but it corrected itself. now it is making chat programs unusable.
    Any ideas?

    Hi John,
    By default Linksys units normally have the IP address of 192.168.1.1
    Is this true for both your units or have you changed one of them ?
    You may only find this out if you connect directly to the Modem one.
    Also you have not said if only one of them is doing DHCP.
    Example pic 3 on this page. This shows this device as getting it own contact IP address by DHCP (like from your ISP). Further down the page in the pic it shows the device is also acting as a DHCP server to the local net.
    If your router is set up like this it could be getting an IP address usng DHCP like this device shows and that would tend to mean that the Modem is acting as a DHCP server as well.
    If both devices still have the default IP addresses you will have conflicts, which probably explians the problems you have.
    Ralph

  • "Rend Error" when sending image via iChat/AIM

    On my brand new iMac aluminum, I am unable to send, and friends are unable to send, images via iChat AIM 3.1.8 (V445). When either of us try to send, we get the message "An undefined AIM error has occured. The server message was: Rend: Error"
    I then spin around and use my old G4 iMac to send an image - no problem. My buddy is also able to send to me, no problem.
    Both computers are connected to the same Linksys WRT54G router. When I searched for the term 'rend' only one thread came back which suggested to change the port from 5190 to 443. I did this and it didn't help.
    Any other suggestions?

    Hi Craig,
    In the Linksys set up pages you have Application and Gaming (Which is where I think you are talking about)
    In there there are several options.
    Port Forwarding, Port Triggering, DMZ (possibly UPnP Forwarding and QoS)
    Disable any Port Forwarding or Port Triggering. DO not use the DMZ.
    Save settings. (you should still have Web browsing and Mail abilities).
    GO to the Administration tab on the top row.
    Enable UPnP.
    Save Settings.
    UPnP allows multiple computers to use the same ports.
    This way the Linksys can be left doing DHCP if you wish and it will not matter if your computer gets a new IP every now and then. Also the Ports are opened by the application and close after a timed period of non use.
    You can limit the "Hops" to the number of devices the computer is from the Linksys (1 ?) to make it more secure.
    On the main set up page you could limit the the DHCP range to the number of computers you have to prevent outside connections.
    The ports you describe so far are only the TExt chatting and file sending ports
    11:23 AM Monday; August 13, 2007

  • IMing to non-ichat/aim pc users

    Does anyone know of a good IM for talking to non ichat/aim pc users? I tried yahoo messenger and couldn't get the voice or video to work.

    iChat has an Idle coloured blob for Buddies that are Available but have not touched anything on their keyboard for a while.
    Other client offer the chance to distinguish between Away and Idle-Away buddies as well.
    iChat can not do this last option even though it is part of the AIM Protocols (it's ignored rather than not implemented on the iChat end) But as it is part and parcel so to speak your Buddies with clients that can tell see you as not Idle if you just have the Away message up.
    On other clients you can not call Away Buddies were as in iChat you can be called.
    9:54 PM Saturday; June 28, 2008

  • What can we expect from AIM Triton?

    Does anyone know if PC users will get some benefit such as resizable windows with AIM Triton?
    Or maybe built-in H.264 encoding?
    George...

    That's right, my link leads to a page that says exactly what you pasted above. If you are in the homepage (http://www.aim.com/), however, a way to get there is selecting AIM Windows 98/ME in the Downloads dropdown menu.
    In that sense, Triton seemed to be your only option if you have WinXP or Windows 2000.
    PB 15in 1.5GHz.   Mac OS X (10.4.3)   other 200+ posts with the old Discussion Forums (now lost)

  • Can't hear nothing on iChat/AIM

    I bought my first mac about 5 months ago, and i never got the chance to use the ichat video. My bff jus got her laptop (an HP) so i wanted us to test our webcams. She can hear me fine and i could not hear her, at first it was super low (and i checked my volume/system preferences/ preference on iChat) then nothing! She is using AIM 6.8 (Win) and im using iChats AIM. This is my first mac, so i dont know, maybe im doing something wrong. Only one of the lights were green lit (the right one)
    I don't know what else to do. Please help....

    See this search http://discussions.apple.com/search.jspa?objID=c139&search=Go&q=AIM+6.8

  • IChat & AIM: Sleeping

    Is there any way i can be logged on to AIM when my macbook goes to sleep?

    Hi Robben hood:
    The only way to stay logged into iChat/AIM is to prevent your Mac from going to sleep.
    Sorry!

  • IChat AIM Problems withbanned users.

    I was arbitrarily banned by an AIM room owner. I made a new AIM account, but iChat is saying that I'm banned, regardless of the user name / screen name. I am able to enter the rooms with AIM Instant Messanger, but not with iChat. Any ideas how to fix this?

    Thanks Ralph, but that's not it at all. I deleted everything to do with iChat, including the application itself. I also deleted ALL of my keychain passwords from AIM, as well as the signing certificate. Nothing has worked for me. I suspect there is another link somewhere in the system that has attached itself to iChat 4. Last night I even did a complete reinstall of OS X 10.5, then updated it 10.5.1. Time machine was on though. It still doesn't work. The Ban was lifted yesterday, and I had no problem getting into any of the chatrooms with AOL Instant Messenger. So something's up with iChat 4, at least on my system anyway. I could not find the file named: com.apple.ichat.aim.plist however. To better explain what happened, it goes like this. I had one screen name that was banned from an aim chat room. With iChat 4, none of my other screen names will work. They all say that I have been kicked out, and cannot rejoin. However, as I said earlier, AIM Messenger works just fine now. It's very strange, and I can only assume that something is wrong with another unknown file that is linked to iChat 4. Fortunately, the first time I deleted all the iChat files, it allowed me into the rooms, but only for a few seconds. Then an error dialog came up and said: your encryption link with "**** lol [email protected]" has been damaged, or broken, or something like that. So I assumed that that user was the hacker that broke my iChat. I have to believe at this time that something is wrong somewhere else in the system files that are linked to iChat 4. I could be wrong, but I've tried just about everything, except erasing my laptop drive, and reinstalling everything anew. So, I dunno?
    Thanks.

  • IChat AIM got disconnected.

    I was on my iChat aim today then it randomly said "iChat cannot connect with AIM user." I tried changing the port to 443 and nothing happened. This happens sometimes but I'm usually able to fix it but this time its not. All my other users are working but not this one. I tried putting the user that's disconnected into aim.com but it said "cannot log in due to the attempts to try logging in please try again later." I don't know what to do now. Please help.

    I'm having this same problem. If i try to initiate an audio or video chat with a windows user it will fail, they will get an error message saying connection error or something along those lines. If a windows user tries to start an audio or video chat with me it will also fail and i would get this long error message...
    "Date/Time: 2007-03-06 01:36:37.588 -0500
    OS Version: 10.4.8 (Build 8N1430)
    Report Version: 4
    iChat Connection Log:
    AVChat started with ID 0.
    0xd9f3970: State change from AVChatNoState to AVChatStateWaiting.
    [email protected]: State change from AVChatNoState to AVChatStateInvited.
    0xd9f3970: State change from AVChatStateWaiting to AVChatStateConnecting.
    [email protected]: State change from AVChatStateInvited to AVChatStateConnecting.
    [email protected]: State change from AVChatStateConnecting to AVChatStateEnded.
    Chat ended with error -8
    0xd9f3970: State change from AVChatStateConnecting to AVChatStateEnded.
    Chat ended with error -8"

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