CHAPTER 34

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1. Microsoft's NetMeeting software can be used for chat, audio conferencing, and desktop video conferencing.

   If NetMeeting is installed on two systems in the LAN, you can do video chat using the following steps:

   • Open NetMeeting application on two systems.

   • On the caller PC, type the receiver's system name or receiver's system IP address in the address box, as shown in the Figure C.15 and click the Place Call button.

     
     Figure C.15: NetMeeting.

   • The screen in Figure C.16 will appear on the receiver's system, indicating an incoming call.

     
     Figure C.16: NetMeeting incoming call indication.

   • After the receiver accepts the caller's request, the screen in Figure C.17 will appear at the receiver's system.

     
     Figure C.17: NetMeeting video.

   • If one of the users wants to chat with another user, he can click on Chat mode button, then the screen in Figure C.18 will appear.

     
     Figure C.18: Chat using NetMeeting.

2. The first and second generation fax machines were called Group I and Group II fax machines and used electrochemical processes. These are now obsolete, and current fax machines are called Group III fax machines. These devices transmit at speeds in the range 9.6kbps to 14.4kbps over analog telephone lines. Group IV fax machines operate at speeds up to 64kbps.

3. You can obtain the details from http://www.cisco.com.

4. You can obtain the source code for H.323 codecs from http://www.openh323.org.

5. You can obtain the details from http://www.javasoft.com.

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