Video ichat with XL1

From everything that I have read, I believe it should be possible to video ichat with my XL1. See old post: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=276831&tstart=30.
I am connected via firewire, but under preferences>video, iChat AV 2.1 does not detect a camera attached.
Any solutions?
600 MHz PowerPC G3 iMac Mac OS X (10.3.9) 512 MB RAM, Canon XL1

Ok, so I did more research and found that ichat AV 2.1 requires a G4 or G5 for work with a DV camera. I operate on a G3. This is just another reason for me to buy a new computer.

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Date/Time: 2008-05-08 20:59:35.554 -0400
OS Version: 10.5.2 (Build 9C7010)
Report Version: 4
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2008-05-08 20:59:21 -0400: scddean8: State change from AVChatNoState to AVChatStateWaiting.
2008-05-08 20:59:21 -0400: 0x1946a450: State change from AVChatNoState to AVChatStateInvited.
2008-05-08 20:59:24 -0400: 0x1946a450: State change from AVChatStateInvited to AVChatStateConnecting.
2008-05-08 20:59:24 -0400: scddean8: State change from AVChatStateWaiting to AVChatStateConnecting.
2008-05-08 20:59:32 -0400: 0x1946a450: State change from AVChatStateConnecting to AVChatStateEnded.
2008-05-08 20:59:32 -0400: 0x1946a450: Error -7 (0x1946a450 cancelled the connection.)
2008-05-08 20:59:32 -0400: scddean8: State change from AVChatStateConnecting to AVChatStateEnded.
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950.806728 @SIP/SIP.c:2719 type=4 (900A002D/0)
[SIPConnectIPPort failed]
Video Conference Support Report:
0.000000 @SIP/Transport.c:2362 type=1 (00000000/0)
[SIP/2.0 200 OK
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 24.9.170.64:16402;branch=z9hG4bK253ca464241b86c5
To: 0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=1748993363
From: u0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=242696585
Call-ID: f7d46dbe-1d60-11dd-9664-c634114a4012@lip
CSeq: 1 INVITE
Contact: <sip:[email protected]:16402>
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.3
Content-Type: application/sdp
Content-Length: 443
v=0
o=SDEAN 0 0 IN IP4 68.109.25.62
s=skiier526121
c=IN IP4 68.109.25.62
b=AS:2147483647
t=0 0
a=hwi:17412:2:2400
a=bandwidthDetection:YES
a=iChatEncryption:NO
m=audio 16402 RTP/AVP 110
a=rtcp:16402
a=rtpmap:110 X-AAC_LD/22050
a=rtpID:163897054
m=video 16402 RTP/AVP 126
a=rtcp:16402
a=rtpmap:126 X-H264/90000
a=RTCP:AUDIO 16402 VIDEO 16402
a=fmtp:126 imagesize 0 rules 20:160:120:320:240
a=framerate:20
a=rtpID:4247390608
0.130320 @SIP/Transport.c:347 type=2 (00000000/0)
[ACK sip:user@lip:16402 SIP/2.0
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 24.9.170.64:16402;branch=z9hG4bK758f935e51030677
Max-Forwards: 70
To: 0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=1748993363
From: u0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=242696585
Call-ID: f7d46dbe-1d60-11dd-9664-c634114a4012@lip
CSeq: 1 ACK
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.3
Content-Length: 0
0.131540 @SIP/Transport.c:2362 type=1 (00000000/0)
[SUBSCRIBE sip:user@lip:16402 SIP/2.0
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 68.109.25.62:16402;branch=z9hG4bK3c1d470911bfc4fc
Max-Forwards: 70
To: u0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=242696585
From: 0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=1748993363
Call-ID: f7d46dbe-1d60-11dd-9664-c634114a4012@lip
CSeq: 1 SUBSCRIBE
Contact: <sip:[email protected]:16402>
Event: conference
Expires: 3600
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.3
Content-Length: 0
0.258925 @SIP/Transport.c:347 type=2 (00000000/0)
[SIP/2.0 200 OK
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 68.109.25.62:16402;branch=z9hG4bK3c1d470911bfc4fc
To: u0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=242696585
From: 0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=1748993363
Call-ID: f7d46dbe-1d60-11dd-9664-c634114a4012@lip
CSeq: 1 SUBSCRIBE
Contact: <sip:[email protected]:16402>;isfocus
Expires: 3600
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.3
Content-Length: 0
0.266139 @SIP/Transport.c:347 type=2 (00000000/0)
[NOTIFY sip:user@lip:16402 SIP/2.0
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 24.9.170.64:16402;branch=z9hG4bK07f3cf2d27e5dc4f
Max-Forwards: 70
To: 0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=1748993363
From: u0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=242696585
Call-ID: f7d46dbe-1d60-11dd-9664-c634114a4012@lip
CSeq: 2 NOTIFY
Contact: <sip:[email protected]:16402>;isfocus
Event: conference
Subscription-State: active;expires=3600
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.3
Content-Type: application/conference-info+xml
Content-Length: 0
[<c-i v="0" st="f" en="sip:user@lip:16402">
c<h>i</h><m t="a"/><m t="v"/>
c<h>o</h><m t="a"/><m t="v"/>
c<h>o</h><m t="a"/><m t="v"/>
</c-i>
0.267647 @SIP/Transport.c:2362 type=1 (00000000/0)
[SIP/2.0 200 OK
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 24.9.170.64:16402;branch=z9hG4bK07f3cf2d27e5dc4f
To: 0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=1748993363
From: u0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=242696585
Call-ID: f7d46dbe-1d60-11dd-9664-c634114a4012@lip
CSeq: 2 NOTIFY
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.3
Content-Length: 0
0.489410 @:0 type=1 (00000000/0)
[Bandwidth Detection]
[Received the first BWD packet from 24.9.170.64:16402]
0.809558 @:0 type=1 (00000000/0)
[Bandwidth Detection]
[Avg=98115.00, NSDev=6.54%]
1.049428 @:0 type=1 (00000000/1)
[Bandwidth Detection]
[Avg=1063830.90, NSDev=55.48%]
1.396681 @:0 type=1 (00000000/2)
[Bandwidth Detection]
[Avg=1218589.60, NSDev=19.06%]
1.555003 @SIP/Transport.c:347 type=2 (00000000/0)
[MESSAGE sip:user@lip:16402 SIP/2.0
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 24.9.170.64:16402;branch=z9hG4bK7a3f72b46979010e
Max-Forwards: 70
To: 0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=1748993363
From: u0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=242696585
Call-ID: f7d46dbe-1d60-11dd-9664-c634114a4012@lip
CSeq: 3 MESSAGE
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.3
Content-Type: text/plain
Content-Length: 8
[SECUPD:0]
1.555264 @SIP/Transport.c:2362 type=1 (00000000/0)
[SIP/2.0 200 OK
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 24.9.170.64:16402;branch=z9hG4bK7a3f72b46979010e
To: 0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=1748993363
From: u0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=242696585
Call-ID: f7d46dbe-1d60-11dd-9664-c634114a4012@lip
CSeq: 3 MESSAGE
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.3
Content-Length: 0
22.411383 @SIP/Transport.c:2362 type=1 (00000000/0)
[MESSAGE sip:user@lip:16402 SIP/2.0
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 68.109.25.62:16402;branch=z9hG4bK225017670f058825
Max-Forwards: 70
To: u0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=242696585
From: 0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=1748993363
Call-ID: f7d46dbe-1d60-11dd-9664-c634114a4012@lip
CSeq: 2 MESSAGE
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.3
Content-Type: text/plain
Content-Length: 4
PING]
22.552977 @SIP/Transport.c:347 type=2 (00000000/0)
[SIP/2.0 200 OK
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 68.109.25.62:16402;branch=z9hG4bK225017670f058825
To: u0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=242696585
From: 0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=1748993363
Call-ID: f7d46dbe-1d60-11dd-9664-c634114a4012@lip
CSeq: 2 MESSAGE
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.3
Content-Length: 0
23.667085 @SIP/Transport.c:347 type=2 (00000000/0)
[MESSAGE sip:user@lip:16402 SIP/2.0
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 24.9.170.64:16402;branch=z9hG4bK0d3ce7637235b638
Max-Forwards: 70
To: 0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=1748993363
From: u0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=242696585
Call-ID: f7d46dbe-1d60-11dd-9664-c634114a4012@lip
CSeq: 4 MESSAGE
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.3
Content-Type: text/plain
Content-Length: 4
[PING]
23.667857 @SIP/Transport.c:2362 type=1 (00000000/0)
[SIP/2.0 200 OK
Via: SIP/2.0/UDP 24.9.170.64:16402;branch=z9hG4bK0d3ce7637235b638
To: 0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=1748993363
From: u0 <sip:user@lip:16402>;tag=242696585
Call-ID: f7d46dbe-1d60-11dd-9664-c634114a4012@lip
CSeq: 4 MESSAGE
User-Agent: Viceroy 1.3
Content-Length: 0

I found the following comment the other day that goes some way to explaining why iChat might have problems with some NAT routers:
http://www.technologyevangelist.com/2007/02/ichatav_the_bestun.html#comment-53326
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The best way is still with a Windows XP PC and MSN Messenger.
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