Is GoogleTalk Audio Chat Between Mac & PC Possible?

Using latest version of iChat AV, I tried GoogleTalk with a PC-user (using our respective gmail accounts) and was able only to do typed chat - both the audio and video buttons remain greyed out. Tried with Plantronics headset, Telex microphone, and Canon GL-1 camera in various combinations. Have opened various ports as suggested in other threads - no joy! Is there a way to do this?
Thanks for any insight.
G4 MDD, OS X 10.4.5, simple Airport connection to wireless broadband.

HI AZ Bob,
Have you set up the Jabber side of your iChat ?
In your Jabber GoogleTalk account is the server in Server Settings talk.google.com ?
It is not Gmail or anything like that.
Have you opened the Jabber ports 5220, 5222, 5223 in your Mac Firewall if On, your modem and any router you may have.
Google use the 5223 port to log on which is not listed in the Apple Doc 93208 at Note 1.
Can you use the AJbber/GoogleTalk side to Video chat to a Mac user ?
10:54 PM Sunday; March 19, 2006

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