iChat = epic fail application in OS X

[kidwithdimples]

I stayed up until 5 am last night trying to get this !@#$% to work. I'm really pissed off.

Me and my friend have Screen Sharing enabled and we both are on high speed broadband. It worked with another friend and then when I try with a friend who just got a new MBP... it doesn't work at all.

I get that "Screen sharing with ...." in big letters and thats it. There is an icon that blinks red at the top.

We can both hear each other but he can't see mine. He screen shared with me and I was able to see his.

What port do I need to forward, if any?

THIS IS KILLING ME

 

[GGJstudios]

Have you tried searching the forums or Apple Support on your issues?

 

[Eidorian]

Most of my Screen Sharing issues involve mindnumbing NAT transitions with the network setups some of my friends have.

 

[kkat69]

Have you tried searching the forums or Apple Support on your issues?

Doing this is what helped me from staying up that long to get it fixed with my parents.

Googled and searched those 2 places had the answers I needed. Now the screensharing is a champ.

NAT as the above person said is the biggest issue, also changing both quicktime and the settings in ichat for streaming helped as well.

iChat <> epic fail.

 

[kidwithdimples]

How do I fix this NAT problem? =\

Where is this in my netgear configuration page?

 

[GSMiller]

If it's working for you and not for your friend they may have Internet Sharing enabled. Under system preferences click the Sharing icon and make sure the box beside "Internet Sharing" isn't checked.

 

[kidwithdimples]

If it's working for you and not for your friend they may have Internet Sharing enabled. Under system preferences click the Sharing icon and make sure the box beside "Internet Sharing" isn't checked.

We both only have Screen Sharing and File Sharing on. When I send him invitiaton to view his screen... it works. When I try to share my screen with him it doesn't work.

However; Screen Sharing (application found in core services) works but that is too laggy. iChat is much better

 

[MacGeek7]

We both only have Screen Sharing and File Sharing on. When I send him invitiaton to view his screen... it works. When I try to share my screen with him it doesn't work.

However; Screen Sharing (application found in core services) works but that is too laggy. iChat is much better

Really? It's been the opposite for me, with Screen Sharing being faster than iChat, but you have to be on the same network for Screen Sharing to work anyway.

 

[kidwithdimples]

Really? I've it to be the opposite, with Screen Sharing being faster than iChat, but you have to be on the same network for Screen Sharing to work anyway.

Not really if you forward ports 5900 and 3280 then you can view your friend's desktop without being in local network. That's what I just did.

 

[Fulgham]

OK... I tried searching... but I must be blind.... I am having the same issue... Someone kind enough to point me towards a specific search term or link to the other thread / support article with the help?

2 MacBook Pro's running 10.5.4 on high speed connections.

Screen sharing works one way... When launched the other way (which I need cause I'm kinda handling the tech support) I get access to the other users mic (i can hear them) ... but thats as far as it gets.

Their system has screen sharing enabled in the sys prefs.

 

[Frisco]

Essentially, 3 steps:

1: Go to the Quicktime streaming setting, sys prefs/quicktime/streaming/streaming speed, set to 1.5mbps(i.e., dont use automatic)

2. In ichats prefs click on video and change bandwidth limit to NONE.

3. Restart iChat

 

[Fulgham]

Essentially, 3 steps:

1: Go to the Quicktime streaming setting, sys prefs/quicktime/streaming/streaming speed, set to 1.5mbps(i.e., dont use automatic)

2. In ichats prefs click on video and change bandwidth limit to NONE.

3. Restart iChat

Thanks... Gotta wait for her to get back to test.

 

[Wee Beastie]

Danks

Essentially, 3 steps:

1: Go to the Quicktime streaming setting, sys prefs/quicktime/streaming/streaming speed, set to 1.5mbps(i.e., dont use automatic)

2. In ichats prefs click on video and change bandwidth limit to NONE.

3. Restart iChat

Reviving a month old thread just to say thanks to Frisco. I was at a loss as to why screen sharing wasn't working on my local network. Thanks for the quick and easy fix. I just wish that I had have searched here first instead of wasting time looking at other sites. I usually come to macrumors first for all mac troubleshooting issues. This time I didn't for some reason. Once I did, my problem was solved within five minutes. So rock on macrumors...