Comments on: iChat (again) - “Failed to start because the other party cancelled” http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/2004/09/30/ichat-again-failed-to-start-because-the-other-party-cancelled/ Food for Monkeys Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:02:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: georgie http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/2004/09/30/ichat-again-failed-to-start-because-the-other-party-cancelled/comment-page-1/#comment-83339 georgie Fri, 19 Oct 2007 23:27:40 +0000 http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/?p=144#comment-83339 me too! I'm starting to think cheaper things like MSN are a lot better... me too! I’m starting to think cheaper things like MSN are a lot better…

]]> By: fish http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/2004/09/30/ichat-again-failed-to-start-because-the-other-party-cancelled/comment-page-1/#comment-68209 fish Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:28:06 +0000 http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/?p=144#comment-68209 man, i was hoping that would fix this issue for me - but no dice. still getting errors. man, i was hoping that would fix this issue for me - but no dice. still getting errors.

]]> By: Gundisalvus http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/2004/09/30/ichat-again-failed-to-start-because-the-other-party-cancelled/comment-page-1/#comment-37832 Gundisalvus Thu, 28 Dec 2006 22:34:39 +0000 http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/?p=144#comment-37832 I have had the same problem after buying a MacBook (Intel Core 2 Duo). Previously no problems on a PowerBook G4. I have been getting the 'did not respond' and 'refused to connect' problems. I found a solution that has worked for me. Give it a try maybe it also works for you. The original source is from the iChat discussion forum: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=787242&tstart=0 --- This is the solution ---- Log on to AIM on port 443 rather than port 5190. Yo do this, follow these steps: Go to IChat > Preferences > Accounts. Log out of AIM and then use the Server Settings tab Set the port to 443. Log back in again. ----------- end of solution ------ After making this small change, I can voice-chat and video-chat on my MacBook as I used to do it on my PowerBook. Interestingly, I also noticed that if you change back to the 5190 port (after changing to 443 once), voice and video chats still work. Hope this solves the problem for those many out there having the 'did not respond' and 'refused to connect' problems. By the way, voice and video chats work fine for me with two different wireless routers (two different locations) which in principle do not support macs. I have had the same problem after buying a MacBook (Intel Core 2 Duo). Previously no problems on a PowerBook G4. I have been getting the ‘did not respond’ and ‘refused to connect’ problems. I found a solution that has worked for me. Give it a try maybe it also works for you. The original source is from the iChat discussion forum: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=787242&tstart=0

— This is the solution —-
Log on to AIM on port 443 rather than port 5190. Yo do this, follow these steps:

Go to IChat > Preferences > Accounts.
Log out of AIM and then use the Server Settings tab
Set the port to 443.
Log back in again.

———– end of solution ——

After making this small change, I can voice-chat and video-chat on my MacBook as I used to do it on my PowerBook. Interestingly, I also noticed that if you change back to the 5190 port (after changing to 443 once), voice and video chats still work. Hope this solves the problem for those many out there having the ‘did not respond’ and ‘refused to connect’ problems. By the way, voice and video chats work fine for me with two different wireless routers (two different locations) which in principle do not support macs.

]]> By: Dawn http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/2004/09/30/ichat-again-failed-to-start-because-the-other-party-cancelled/comment-page-1/#comment-33633 Dawn Thu, 09 Nov 2006 19:20:59 +0000 http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/?p=144#comment-33633 Same problem here - I am on MacBook iChat 3.1.5 and other party is on same iChat with an older machine but same OS. At home with comcast and a complex hookup with Vonage and wireless router - no problem. Other "wireless" provided location we can't get together. Although I can easily video with sis on Macbook Pro. No firewall yada yada. Go figure. Same problem here - I am on MacBook iChat 3.1.5 and other party is on same iChat with an older machine but same OS. At home with comcast and a complex hookup with Vonage and wireless router - no problem. Other “wireless” provided location we can’t get together. Although I can easily video with sis on Macbook Pro. No firewall yada yada. Go figure.

]]> By: Steve in Minne http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/2004/09/30/ichat-again-failed-to-start-because-the-other-party-cancelled/comment-page-1/#comment-31857 Steve in Minne Fri, 13 Oct 2006 16:32:54 +0000 http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/?p=144#comment-31857 Same problem here. Never had seen this error before. Now I can't get past it. Same problem here. Never had seen this error before. Now I can’t get past it.

]]> By: arnila http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/2004/09/30/ichat-again-failed-to-start-because-the-other-party-cancelled/comment-page-1/#comment-28807 arnila Thu, 24 Aug 2006 17:47:55 +0000 http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/?p=144#comment-28807 I have exactly the same problem. I have been video chatting with my friend in Australia and it worked fine the first week. Now, we keep getting the communication error and it keeps saying that I failed to respond. He gets the same error message. We did not change anything in our computer settings, so it's very strange that it worked fine first and now it doesn't. I hope someone finds a solution. I have exactly the same problem. I have been video chatting with my friend in Australia and it worked fine the first week. Now, we keep getting the communication error and it keeps saying that I failed to respond. He gets the same error message. We did not change anything in our computer settings, so it’s very strange that it worked fine first and now it doesn’t. I hope someone finds a solution.

]]> By: luisa http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/2004/09/30/ichat-again-failed-to-start-because-the-other-party-cancelled/comment-page-1/#comment-27726 luisa Fri, 04 Aug 2006 14:27:52 +0000 http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/?p=144#comment-27726 Hi trying to find a solution to an ichat problem. I am on a MacBook Pro running Mac OS X, version 10.4.7 with iChat AV 3.1.5 tryint to connect to an eMac running Mac OS X, version 10.3.9 with iChat AV 2.1. We keep getting the same error "There was a communication error during your chat" when we are trying to connect to do a video chat, it doesn't connect and we don't get to chat it just comes up with the same error message. If you can please help with this problem that would be fantastic. Thank you for your time. Hi trying to find a solution to an ichat problem. I am on a MacBook Pro running Mac OS X, version 10.4.7 with iChat AV 3.1.5 tryint to connect to an eMac running Mac OS X, version 10.3.9 with iChat AV 2.1.
We keep getting the same error “There was a communication error during your chat” when we are trying to connect to do a video chat, it doesn’t connect and we don’t get to chat it just comes up with the same error message. If you can please help with this problem that would be fantastic. Thank you for your time.

]]> By: Patsy Callaghan http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/2004/09/30/ichat-again-failed-to-start-because-the-other-party-cancelled/comment-page-1/#comment-24947 Patsy Callaghan Fri, 07 Jul 2006 19:29:14 +0000 http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/?p=144#comment-24947 Did anyone come up with new tricks on this? I've upgraded my router (Linksys WRT54GX, wireless), I've tried new accounts, and all we get is "Communication Error" and 'failed to respond." The link above to the "useful strategies" doesn't work any more. Did anyone come up with new tricks on this? I’ve upgraded my router (Linksys WRT54GX, wireless), I’ve tried new accounts, and all we get is “Communication Error” and ‘failed to respond.” The link above to the “useful strategies” doesn’t work any more.

]]> By: Jesse Wilson http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/2004/09/30/ichat-again-failed-to-start-because-the-other-party-cancelled/comment-page-1/#comment-19310 Jesse Wilson Tue, 06 Jun 2006 05:20:59 +0000 http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/?p=144#comment-19310 There's some useful strategies here: http://homepage.mac.com/scottomacuser/help/iChat/iChat.html There’s some useful strategies here:
http://homepage.mac.com/scottomacuser/help/iChat/iChat.html

]]> By: Doug http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/2004/09/30/ichat-again-failed-to-start-because-the-other-party-cancelled/comment-page-1/#comment-14321 Doug Wed, 17 May 2006 02:26:58 +0000 http://www.monkeyfood.com/blog/?p=144#comment-14321 When A initiates an AV chat with B, I always get "Failed to start because failed to respond". The other person gets the same error with their nick. What's agrivating is that I can imediately initiate an AV conference with someone else (person C). That both B and C can then initiate AV chats between them. So it seems like it's something specific between the computers A and B (not network related). When A initiates an AV chat with B, I always get “Failed to start because failed to respond”. The other person gets the same error with their nick.

What’s agrivating is that I can imediately initiate an AV conference with someone else (person C). That both B and C can then initiate AV chats between them.

So it seems like it’s something specific between the computers A and B (not network related).

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