IChat AV video conferencing problems since update

I've noticed that may of us have posted problems we have been having with video chatting (error -8). Nobody has really brought this up but haven't you all noticed that we all started having this problem with iChat since we downloaded Tiger 10.4.10? Or maybe the recent security update of earlier this week.
My question is, if the updates did create the problems, how likely is it that Apple will realize this glitch and patch it up?

I wish I could say this problem only involves Intel Macs or OS X 10.4.10, but I think some of the problems I'm seeing may occur on PowerPC Macs with whatever version of the OS, or Intel Macs running 10.4.9 too.
If an Apple update is the culprit, or even partially responsible, it may be an update that came shortly before, or independently of, 10.4.10 and applies to all Macs regardless of CPU.
Really want to find a solution. Anyone know what the dreaded 'Chat ended with error -22' is really about? Is it bandwidth or blocked ports? Both? Neither?
One case where it was indeed an Intel Mac running 10.4.10, the user gave me the log (I'm a network admin.)
LONG!!!
Date/Time: 2007-06-25 12:01:40.857 -0700
OS Version: 10.4.10 (Build 8R2218)
Report Version: 4
iChat Connection Log:
AVChat started with ID 2345649240.
0x15cf4f00: State change from AVChatNoState to AVChatStateWaiting.
film20202: State change from AVChatNoState to AVChatStateInvited.
0x15cf4f00: State change from AVChatStateWaiting to AVChatStateConnecting.
film20202: State change from AVChatStateInvited to AVChatStateConnecting.
0x15cf4f00: State change from AVChatStateConnecting to AVChatStateEnded.
Chat ended with error -22
film20202: State change from AVChatStateConnecting to AVChatStateEnded.
Chat ended with error -22
Video Conference Error Report:
@SIP/Transport.c:121 type=4 (00000000/0)
[OPTIONS sip:m.0 SIP/2.0
From: sip:192.168.2.2:5061;tag=1241026963
To: sip:m.0
Call-Id: 11827946916754-ping-192.168.2.2
Cseq: 16570 OPTIONS
User-Agent: COOL/4.6.8.5225 SIPxua/2.9.2.1008 (WinNT)
Contact: sip:192.168.2.2:5061
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 192.168.2.2:5061;rport
Content-Length: 0
@SIP/Transport.c:121 type=4 (00000000/0)
[NOTIFY sip:[email protected] SIP/2.0
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP m.2:12030;branch=z9hG4bK665e117b3c04d95c
Max-Forwards: 70
To: "film20202" <sip:[email protected]>;tag=1664437433
From: "u0" <sip:[email protected]>;tag=582698565
Call-ID: 1c0c82e2-234e-11dc-9955-df3f510a13c4@192-168-2-116
CSeq: 3 NOTIFY
Contact: <sip:[email protected]:12030>;isfocus
Event: conference
Subscription-State: terminated;reason=noresource
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.2
Content-Length: 0
@SIP/Transport.c:121 type=4 (00000000/0)
[SIP/2.0 200 OK
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP m.0;branch=z9hG4bK07a5a4c25d70f416
To: "u0" <sip:[email protected]>;tag=582698565
From: "film20202" <sip:[email protected]>;tag=1664437433
Call-ID: 1c0c82e2-234e-11dc-9955-df3f510a13c4@192-168-2-116
CSeq: 2 BYE
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.2
Content-Length: 0
@SIP/Transport.c:121 type=4 (00000000/0)
[NOTIFY sip:[email protected] SIP/2.0
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP m.2:12030;branch=z9hG4bK1a8188f243b61051
Max-Forwards: 70
To: "film20202" <sip:[email protected]>;tag=1664437433
From: "u0" <sip:[email protected]>;tag=582698565
Call-ID: 1c0c82e2-234e-11dc-9955-df3f510a13c4@192-168-2-116
CSeq: 2 NOTIFY
Contact: <sip:[email protected]:12030>;isfocus
Event: conference
Subscription-State: active;expires=3600
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.2
Content-Type: application/conference-info+xml
Content-Length: 199
[<c-i v="0" st="f" en="sip:[email protected]">
c<h>i</h><m t="a"/><m t="v"/>
c<h>o</h><m t="a"/><m t="v"/>
</c-i>
@SIP/Transport.c:121 type=4 (00000000/0)
[SIP/2.0 200 OK
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP m.0;branch=z9hG4bK5e00cc4917db1e81
To: "u0" <sip:[email protected]>;tag=582698565
From: "film20202" <sip:[email protected]>;tag=1664437433
Call-ID: 1c0c82e2-234e-11dc-9955-df3f510a13c4@192-168-2-116
CSeq: 1 SUBSCRIBE
Contact: <sip:[email protected]:12030>;isfocus
Expires: 3600
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.2
Content-Length: 0
@SIP/Transport.c:121 type=4 (00000000/0)
[ACK sip:[email protected] SIP/2.0
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP m.2:12030;branch=z9hG4bK20acbda544dd5992
Max-Forwards: 70
To: "film20202" <sip:[email protected]>;tag=1664437433
From: "u0" <sip:[email protected]>;tag=582698565
Call-ID: 1c0c82e2-234e-11dc-9955-df3f510a13c4@192-168-2-116
CSeq: 1 ACK
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.2
Content-Length: 0
@SIP/Transport.c:121 type=4 (00000000/0)
[INVITE sip:[email protected] SIP/2.0
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP m.2:12030;branch=z9hG4bK5b54ffe477e75480
Max-Forwards: 70
To: "film20202" <sip:[email protected]>
From: "u0" <sip:[email protected]>;tag=582698565
Call-ID: 1c0c82e2-234e-11dc-9955-df3f510a13c4@192-168-2-116
CSeq: 1 INVITE
Contact: <sip:[email protected]:12030>;isfocus
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.2
Content-Type: application/sdp
Content-Length: 540
[v=0
o=thomasgaebel 0 0 IN IP4 m.2
s=u0
c=IN IP4 m.2
b=AS:2147483647
t=0 0
a=hwi:70:1:1249
a=bandwidthDetection:YES
a=iChatEncryption:NO
m=audio 12033 RTP/AVP 12 3 0
a=rtcp:12034
a=rtpmap:3 GSM/8000/1
a=rtpmap:0 PCMU/8000/1
a=rtpID:657976981
m=video 12031 RTP/AVP 126 34
a=rtcp:12032
a=rtpmap:126 X-H264/90000
a=rtpmap:34 H263/90000
a=fmtp:34 imagesize 1 rules 15:352:288
a=framerate:20
a=RTCP:AUDIO 12034 VIDEO 12032
a=pogo
a=fmtp:126 imagesize 0 rules 20:160:120:160:120
a=rtpID:1751016345
Video Conference Support Report:
@SIP/Transport.c:1218 type=1 (00000000/0)
[SIP/2.0 200 OK
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 192.168.2.2:5061;received=76.173.0.71
To: <sip:m.0>;tag=501410465
From: <sip:192.168.2.2:5061>;tag=1241026963
Call-ID: 11827946916754-ping-192.168.2.2
CSeq: 16570 OPTIONS
Contact: <sip:[email protected]>;isfocus
Allow: INVITE, ACK, OPTIONS, BYE, CANCEL, MESSAGE, REFER, SUBSCRIBE, NOTIFY, INFO
Allow-Events: conference, refer
Accept: application/sdp, message/sipfrag, application/conference-info+xml
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.2
Content-Length: 0
@SIP/Transport.c:1218 type=1 (00000000/0)
[SIP/2.0 200 OK
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP m.2:12030;branch=z9hG4bK665e117b3c04d95c
To: "film20202" <sip:[email protected]>;tag=1664437433
From: "u0" <sip:[email protected]>;tag=582698565
Call-ID: 1c0c82e2-234e-11dc-9955-df3f510a13c4@192-168-2-116
CSeq: 3 NOTIFY
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.2
Content-Length: 0
@SIP/Transport.c:1218 type=1 (00000000/0)
[BYE sip:[email protected] SIP/2.0
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP m.0;branch=z9hG4bK07a5a4c25d70f416
Max-Forwards: 70
To: "u0" <sip:[email protected]>;tag=582698565
From: "film20202" <sip:[email protected]>;tag=1664437433
Call-ID: 1c0c82e2-234e-11dc-9955-df3f510a13c4@192-168-2-116
CSeq: 2 BYE
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.2
Content-Length: 0
@SIP/Transport.c:1218 type=1 (00000000/0)
[SIP/2.0 200 OK
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP m.2:12030;branch=z9hG4bK1a8188f243b61051
To: "film20202" <sip:[email protected]>;tag=1664437433
From: "u0" <sip:[email protected]>;tag=582698565
Call-ID: 1c0c82e2-234e-11dc-9955-df3f510a13c4@192-168-2-116
CSeq: 2 NOTIFY
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.2
Content-Length: 0
@SIP/Transport.c:1218 type=1 (00000000/0)
[SUBSCRIBE sip:[email protected] SIP/2.0
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP m.0;branch=z9hG4bK5e00cc4917db1e81
Max-Forwards: 70
To: "u0" <sip:[email protected]>;tag=582698565
From: "film20202" <sip:[email protected]>;tag=1664437433
Call-ID: 1c0c82e2-234e-11dc-9955-df3f510a13c4@192-168-2-116
CSeq: 1 SUBSCRIBE
Contact: <sip:[email protected]>
Event: conference
Expires: 3600
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.2
Content-Length: 0
@SIP/Transport.c:1218 type=1 (00000000/0)
[SIP/2.0 200 OK
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP m.2:12030;branch=z9hG4bK5b54ffe477e75480
To: "film20202" <sip:[email protected]>;tag=1664437433
From: "u0" <sip:[email protected]>;tag=582698565
Call-ID: 1c0c82e2-234e-11dc-9955-df3f510a13c4@192-168-2-116
CSeq: 1 INVITE
Contact: <sip:[email protected]>
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.2
Content-Type: application/sdp
Content-Length: 412
v=0
o=RandallMBPro 0 0 IN IP4 m.0
s=u0
c=IN IP4 m.0
b=AS:2147483647
t=0 0
a=hwi:1092:2:2000
a=bandwidthDetection:YES
a=iChatEncryption:NO
m=audio 16386 RTP/AVP 12
a=rtcp:16387
a=rtpID:1083281016
m=video 16384 RTP/AVP 126
a=rtcp:16385
a=rtpmap:126 X-H264
a=RTCP:AUDIO 16387 VIDEO 16385
a=fmtp:126 imagesize 0 rules 20:160:120:160:120
a=framerate:20
a=rtpID:945981792
@:0 type=2 (00000000/0)
[VCVIDEO_INCOMINGATTEMPT]
[3]
@SIP/Transport.c:1218 type=1 (00000000/0)
[SIP/2.0 180 Ringing
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP m.2:12030;branch=z9hG4bK5b54ffe477e75480
To: "film20202" <sip:[email protected]>;tag=1664437433
From: "u0" <sip:[email protected]>;tag=582698565
Call-ID: 1c0c82e2-234e-11dc-9955-df3f510a13c4@192-168-2-116
CSeq: 1 INVITE
Contact: <sip:[email protected]>
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.2
Content-Length: 0
@SIP/Transport.c:1218 type=1 (00000000/0)
[SIP/2.0 100 Trying
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP m.2:12030;branch=z9hG4bK5b54ffe477e75480
To: "film20202" <sip:[email protected]>
From: "u0" <sip:[email protected]>;tag=582698565
Call-ID: 1c0c82e2-234e-11dc-9955-df3f510a13c4@192-168-2-116
CSeq: 1 INVITE
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.2
Content-Length: 0
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    *It seems that it must have created a new Photo Library. I didn't rename or move the file prior to the update as far as I know. It was in the Pictures file and appeared to be fine, but when I opened iPhoto, the library was blank and said No Photos.
    "It sounds like the problem began with the initial reorganization. Do you remember getting a prompt from the app. asking you which library you wanted to reorganize? Do you have multiple libraries? Have you used iPhoto Library Manager?"
    I don't remember getting a prompt asking which library, but it could have happened. No, I only had one photo library. I only used Library Manager after I encountered the problem of the empty library and turned to this forum for advice.
    "Did you make this backup prior to the initial opening of iPhoto 6, or after the initial reorganization? If it's the former, you could trash the entire iPhoto Library folder in your existing Pictures folder, then move the backup library intact into the Picture folder. Then you would start-up iPhoto (hold down the option key so you are pointed to the correct library) and allow the app. to reorganize the Library into its new structure."
    Well... no, I didn't have a current backup prior to the initial opening of iPhoto6. Completely my fault there.
    "If the backup is after the reorganization, from what you describe, it seems your backed-up libraries may not have been reorganized. Advice is the same as in the previous paragraph."
    I did that as well - launched hold option key, etc. Then I had photos after a few hours of rebuilding. That was good, but now I'm not sure what to do with all of the thumb sized duplicates. I think that all of the photos are there, just organized in a bit of a strange way - I usually had my library organized by roll according to date - and the rebuilding put things in strange orders and also merged some rolls, etc. For the most part though, each rebuilt roll is either fullsize or thumbsize, so that is a bit helpful. Since none of the previously sorted albums survived the update installation it's just very time consuming sorting through thousands of pics.
    What I've done now is sorted rolls into fullsize and thumbsize, as a start to making sure that I have duplicates of all photos in both sizes before I do anything else. Once I have that job completely finished, what should I do with all of the thumbsize duplicates? Do I need the thumbs? Can I take them out of the viewing window of the application?
    Of course I was planning on doing a backup the week that I got the new software but was too excited to install to remind myself to do the backup first... A good lesson to learn I suppose.
    Thanks so much for your help. I look forward to seeing what to do once things are sorted again.

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