Connecting Windows Messenger 5.1 to ekiga.net

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Windows Messenger blends in with Windows XP. The latest version 5.1 support the SIP protocol and allow the user to register to a SIP server like Ekiga.net.

Windows Messenger 5.1 has full interoperability with Ekiga (text chat, audio and video).

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Download Windows Messenger 5.1 if needed

First check if you already have Windows messenger.

Download the .msi file. You'll need the Windows installer too.

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Register to Ekiga.net

If you don't have an account yet on ekiga.net, register one.

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Configure Windows Messenger 5.1

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Sign in to Ekiga.net

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No NAT support

Windows messenger has no STUN support, so unlike ekiga, it cannot connect from inside a NAT network. You will see an error message like this if you are behind NAT or a firewall. image:Windows_messenger_stun_nat_failure.JPG

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