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To get AIM & iChat working together nicely, make sure you have the latest versions of each installed.
Yahoo is not compatible for voice chat between Mac & PC. Yahoo uses a proprietary non-standard codec that only runs on X86 based machines called TrueSpeech. You can do cams, IMs, and typed chat between the two…but no audio chat.
buttec98 wrote:Hi, I’m having the same problem. My father has a Mac and I’m on a PC. He has broadband and i’m on dial up. We’ve tried all the free IM services. Yahoo is the one we’ve gotten furthest on, at least we can see each other. On AIM which is supposed to be compatible for audio between pc and mac we don’t even get as far as seeing each other. Buried deep in the help pages of yahoo messenger it does say that they don’t support audio between mac and pc. If you know a way around it I’d love to hear itYahoo uses DSP Group’s TrueSpeech codec for the audio, which isn’t compatible with the Mac.
People have managed to get partial usability under Linux, but that requires using the codec with Wine…which is an implementation of the Windows API on Linux. It only works on X86 based machines.
Your best bet is to use Apple’s iChat AV and the latest version of the Windows AIM client. I’ve been doing this with Panther and XP Pro/2KPro for about a year, no issues.
neo_ny_23 wrote:Question 1. How can one hijack your ip address? May be I dont know about it. Can any one enlighten me about it?Question 2. How can one lie about sum1 else’s IP address to the ISP and do something fake? Well, its not possible. ISP people are not dumb enough to entertain requests about the information about personal IP addresses. Secondly, I tried that thing myself last year 😛 and got seriously kicked by the ISP people without ne help.
What someone can do is report your IP as doing illegal activities. They could say you were distributing child porn, or hitting on young kids in chat rooms, or distributing virii, etc., etc. Most IPs can and will drop you if you’re suspected of doing such things (anything illegal)…no ‘real’ proof is actually required nor do you get a chance to defend yourself. Check your user agreements.
Spoofing an IP is actually pretty easy for someone with the right knowledge and equipment. Why would someone do that? Maybe they want to do something that they don’t want their IP associated with.
Having your IP means they *could* get into your computer…especially those with static ones or those on constant connections (DSL/Cable). Just because your IP is dynamic doesn’t mean you’re safe. The average dynamic IPs for broadband users last between 24 hours and 168 hours (1 week).
If you’re on a constant connection, leave your computer on, and run Windows OS…they’re already 90% of the way in. What’s the chances of them getting the other 10%? Depends…unless they know what they’re doing, probably not real good. But the possibility is always there.
YTunnel will not hide an IP. There are many ways around the flawed implementation Ytunnel uses. All YTunnel is good for is filtering out the bots in chat rooms, the super iggy, and some other small nice features.
ZoneAlarm, McAfee Firewall, BlackIce Defender, etc…all SOFTWARE based firewalls, are not worth a dime. They will do very little to protect your computer, it’s really a marketing ploy. A hardware based firewall is the best method. Many of the routers sold today by companies such as Linksys and iLink include these. You could also setup a seperate computer on a free OS like Linux and do it that way, but that’s not a job for an average user. Run the hardware firewall AND Zonealarm together if you’re really paranoid, or switch from a Windows platform to a more secure one. And yes, there are other platforms out there with usability, Mac for instance.
Most of the problems with the people termed “hackers” is a disgust of Microsoft, and anyone who uses their products. Not to mention Microsoft’s inability to create a secure product is also a major problem fueling them.
