Video Chat with Non-Mac

I have been trying to video chat with a Dell Inspiron who has AIM and a webcam. Though the video icon doesn't show up next to the user name on iChat (only the telephone shows). I have changed my settings so that the bandwidth limit is 500 and the streaming speed is 1.5 like other directions said, but I still cannot even connect to video chat with this person. I am on wireless internet, but I am not sharing files. Like I have read in other posts, I am also getting the error -8 saying that there is no camera or that I have not accepted the invitation (even when I click accept). Is there any way to fix this problem?
Thanks.

Has he done the bit to select his camera ?
Open AIM
Press F7 > Use the Second item (Enhanced IM) > and select the camera in the drop down.
If his modem or router is using UPnP then he will need to allow that in the Vista Firewall
My understanding is that the Vista firewall is close enough for these instructions to be used http://www.ralphjohns.co.uk/page12.html#_Service
Of course if he does not have UPnP they he will need to open port 1024-5000 + port 5190 for AIM
8:03 PM Wednesday; May 7, 2008

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