May 08, '06 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: Anonymous
- You have multiple Macs sharing one router on a network.
- You're using a DMZ service to direct internet traffic to a Mac that's not running iChat
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A fix for 'User failed to respond' iChat connection errors
May 08, '06 07:30:00AM • Contributed by: Anonymous
I know this has been bugging may iChat AV users. When attempting to start a video or audio call iChat AV reports that the User failed to respond. After much investigation, I figured out what was going on. It seems you'll typically experience this issue when two conditions are true:
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A fix for 'User failed to respond' iChat connection errors
another chance of hope, yet to only be disappointed.
A fix for 'User failed to respond' iChat connection errors
That error usually means there's some port blocked between the two users. This could be at their routers or at the ISPs between them. If you're trying to chat with someone at work, their companies firewall might block the needed ports and you could get the same error.
A fix for 'User failed to respond' iChat connection errors
well what actually did work for me right now:
A fix for 'User failed to respond' iChat connection errors
Make sure that under System Preferences/Firewall/Advanced... the option "Block UDP Traffic" is *not* checked. This prevents answering to iChat Video invitations.
A fix for 'User failed to respond' iChat connection errors
For other beginners who are confused, the actual path to that Firewall check is:
A fix for 'User failed to respond' iChat connection errors
I too have been trying for far too long to make iChat work with both audio and video connections. I got my folks onto a 512k connection so I could video chat with them. Nuttin. Zip. Zilch. "You failed to respond". "They failed to respond".
A fix for 'User failed to respond' iChat connection errors
I can't help. But, God, do I feel for you...
A fix for 'User failed to respond' iChat connection errors
For me the solution was changing the router. I discovered that the ADSL router the phone co installed was a Speedstream which happens to have a flaw... it will not do consistent NAT translations. I replaced it with an old small Cisco (A200 I think) and all my connections problems went away.
A fix for 'User failed to respond' iChat connection errors
From what I saw with a quick glance at the d-link info pages, those modems seem like routers as well. One site says, "Two computers can simultaneously connect to the DSL-302G through its USB and Ethernet port to share its high-speed Internet connection". But I didn't have the patience to look further.
A fix for 'User failed to respond' iChat connection errors - THAT WORKED FOR ME!
These fixes did not work for me or any of the others i had read. I am using an |
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