Video OK, but they can't hear me!

I have XP Pro and Messenger 6.1 and even with my firewall/router temporarily
bypassed (directly connecting to my cable modem) and my Norton Internet
Security software firewall temporarily disabled, none of my contacts can
hear my voice in an audio conversation. I can however hear them.

I have both a digital video camera (firewire connected with a webcamDV
driver) and a separate microphone connected to my SoundBlaster Live card.
Both can record audio in other applications, both show green levels rising
on the on-screen meter. Neither device works for anyone to receive audio
from me, but I can hear them and video works fine in both directions.

I do not have Internet Connection Sharing or Internet Gateway enabled and
don't have any settings configured for port forwarding or anything strange
with networking.

I have read Jonathon Kay's response to "They can't hear me" and
unfortunately, nothing there helped. I'm hoping I have overlooked
something basic, but have checked the really obvious stuff like microphone
levels. Any help would be much appreciated.

Bruce W

You may find some useful advice at this address;

http://www.bigblueball.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC=7373

Be sure to read all of the pages.

T.Hyde

>-----Original Message-----
>I have XP Pro and Messenger 6.1 and even with my

firewall/router temporarily

>bypassed (directly connecting to my cable modem) and my

Norton Internet

>Security software firewall temporarily disabled, none of

my contacts can

>hear my voice in an audio conversation. I can however

hear them.

>
>I have both a digital video camera (firewire connected

with a webcamDV

>driver) and a separate microphone connected to my

SoundBlaster Live card.

>Both can record audio in other applications, both show

green levels rising

>on the on-screen meter. Neither device works for anyone

to receive audio

>from me, but I can hear them and video works fine in

both directions.

>
>I do not have Internet Connection Sharing or Internet

Gateway enabled and

>don't have any settings configured for port forwarding

or anything strange

>with networking.
>
>I have read Jonathon Kay's response to "They can't hear

me" and

>unfortunately, nothing there helped. I'm hoping I have

overlooked

>something basic, but have checked the really obvious

stuff like microphone

>levels. Any help would be much appreciated.
>
>Bruce W
>
>
>.
>