VDOPhone Is Unsuccessful Connecting to a Host Computer (274763)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition
This article was previously published under Q274763

SYMPTOMS

Your Internet-connected computer is unsuccessful when it uses VDOnet Corporation's VDOPhone (video conferencing software) to connect to a host computer.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur because the host computer has Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) enabled.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, you must perform the following steps to disable ICS from the system tray of the host computer:
  1. Right-click ICS in the system tray.
  2. Click Disable Internet Connection Sharing.
  3. Restart VDOPhone.

MORE INFORMATION

When ICS is disabled, the ICS host computer is able to send and receive calls with VDOPhone.

The third-party products that are discussed in this article are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding the performance or reliability of these products.

REFERENCES

For additional information about this issue if you use Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me), click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

250210 Problems connecting to a WinME ICS client running VDOPhone

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/15/2006
Keywords:kb3rdparty kbprb KB274763
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