By default, Windows Firewall is turned on in Windows XP SP2. Before you can use the Remote Desktop Sharing feature of Windows NetMeeting when Windows Firewall is turned on, you have to add an entry for Windows NetMeeting and an entry for the Mnmsrvc.exe file to the Programs and Services list on the Exceptions tab of Windows Firewall. Netmeeting was discontinued after Windows XP. Today there are much better ways to video conference, including Skype for Business, which also has the ability to share. NetMeeting is installed with Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003, it is just not obvious that it is. There are, by default, no Desktop or Start Menu shortcuts for it. Note: You may.
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NetMeeting delivers a complete Internet conferencing solution for all Windows users with multi-point data conferencing, text chat, whiteboard, and file transfer, as well as point-to-point audio. Microsoft NetMeeting is a discontinued VoIP and multi-point videoconferencing client included in many versions of Microsoft Windows (from Windows 95 OSR2 to Windows XP). It uses the H.323 protocol for videoconferencing, and is interoperable with OpenH323 -based clients such as Ekiga, OpenH323, and Internet Locator Service (ILS) as reflector. Microsoft NetMeeting is hidden component of Windows you need to initialize its setup to use it, to configure NetMeeting follow the steps given below. Step-1 Click Start Menu then Run Step-2 type conf in it and hit Enter this will initialize the NetMeeting configuration setup.
Other names | Windows NetMeeting |
---|---|
Developer(s) | Microsoft |
Initial release | May 29, 1996; 23 years ago |
Final release | 3.02 / March 22, 2007; 12 years ago |
Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
Replaced by | Meeting Space, Remote Desktop, Remote Assistance, Skype, Microsoft Office Live Meeting, SharedView |
Type | Videotelephony |
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Microsoft NetMeeting is a discontinued VoIP and multi-point videoconferencing client included in many versions of Microsoft Windows (from Windows 95 OSR2 to Windows XP). It uses the H.323 protocol for videoconferencing, and is interoperable with OpenH323-based clients such as Ekiga, OpenH323, and Internet Locator Service (ILS) as reflector. It also uses a slightly modified version[not verified in body] of the T.120 Protocol for whiteboarding, application sharing (or by extension, desktop sharing), and file transfers.
History[edit]
NetMeeting was released on May 29, 1996, originally bundled with Internet Explorer 3,[1] and later with Internet Explorer 4. It incorporates technology acquired by Microsoft from UK software developer Data Connection Ltd[2][3] and DataBeam Corporation (subsequently acquired by Lotus[4]).
Before video service became common on free IM clients, such as Yahoo! Messenger and MSN Messenger, NetMeeting was a popular way to perform video conferences and chatting over the Internet (with the help of public ILS servers, or 'direct-dialing' to an IP address). The defunct TechTV channel even used NetMeeting as a means of getting viewers onto their call-in shows via webcam, although viewers had to call on their telephones, because broadband Internet connections were still rare.
Protocol architecture[edit]
NetMeeting uses H.323 standard for videoconferencing: It uses G.723.1 and G.711 standards for audio coding and offers bit-rates between 5.3 kbit/s and 64 kbit/s. For video coding, it uses H.263 standard and supports 30 frames per second. NetMeeting multimedia conferencing sessions over the network are established via RTP, UDP and IP network protocol.
Application sharing, shared whiteboard, chat, and file transfer features use T.120 standard over TCP/IP connections.
Discontinuation[edit]
As of Windows XP, the Start menu shortcut to NetMeeting was removed “by design”. Users must start
conf.exe
manually from the Start menu Run dialog.[5]As of Windows Vista, NetMeeting is no longer included with Microsoft Windows. NetMeeting can still be installed and run on the 32-bit versions of Windows Vista as Microsoft published an update for 32-bit versions of Windows Vista on March 22, 2007[6] that installs NetMeeting 3.02 on Windows Vista Business, Enterprise or Ultimate editions. However, some features are not available in 3.02 such as remote desktop sharing invitations (incoming) and whiteboard area selection.[6] Microsoft has stated that the Vista compatible version is unsupported and is only meant as a transition tool to help support collaboration sessions when used with Windows XP-based computers.[6] On Windows 7 Professional, Enterprise, or Ultimate, users have the option of installing Windows XP Mode to gain access to NetMeeting.
Microsoft originally recommended using newer applications such as Meeting Space, Remote Desktop, Remote Assistance, Skype, Microsoft Office Live Meeting and SharedView in place of NetMeeting. All except Remote Desktop, Remote Assistance and Skype have been discontinued and none fully replaced NetMeeting. The secondary whiteboard in NetMeeting 2.1 and later uses H.324 protocol.
Live Communications Server, Office Communicator, Microsoft Lync, Skype for Business and now Microsoft Teams can somewhat be considered the successors to NetMeeting in that, like NetMeeting, they support whiteboarding, desktop sharing, and file transfers - however with more features, most prominently IM.
See also[edit]
- Linphone: a free voice over IP (VoIP) service and SIP client
- Jitsi: a free and open-source multiplatform VoIP, videoconferencing and instant messaging
- Ekiga: a free VoIP and video conferencing application for GNOME and Windows
- H323Plus: an implementation of the H.323 VOIP that has been integrated into a number of open source and commercial software products
References[edit]
- ^https://news.microsoft.com/1996/05/29/microsoft-netmeeting-conferencing-software-provides-easy-voice-data-internet-communications-available-on-the-web-now/
- ^'History'. Metaswitch. Archived from the original on May 5, 2012.
- ^Implementing Collaboration Technologies in Industry, Bjørn Erik Munkvold, 2003; Chapter 7
- ^'Lotus to buy DataBeam, Ubique'. CNET. CBS Interactive.
- ^'NetMeeting Is Not Available on the Windows XP 'Communications' Menu'. Support. Microsoft. January 25, 2006. Archived from the original on December 8, 2006.
- ^ abc'A hotfix is available to install NetMeeting 3.02 on computers that are running Windows Vista'. Support. Microsoft. March 22, 2007. Archived from the original on May 2, 2007.
External links[edit]
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Microsoft_NetMeeting&oldid=917210128'
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Microsoft discontinued NetMeeting a while ago and it is no longer included in Vista or Windows 7. I have read that there is a hot fix to get it working on Vista, but is there such a thing for Windows 7?
I know there are alternatives available, but I was wondering if anyone has managed to it working on Windows 7? I am just interested in running the client component of NetMeeting, to connect to a meeting hosted on a Windows XP machine.
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Discussion on SevenForums Netmeeting replacement in Windows 7 has this to say,
Does Netmeeting work in Win7?
No it doesn't, nor does the 'Vista compatible' version of Netmeeting. Unless something is offered to replace it, Windows Meeting Spaces (or whatever it is called in Vista now) isn't even included in the Win7 beta, or at least I can't find it if it is.
No it doesn't, nor does the 'Vista compatible' version of Netmeeting. Unless something is offered to replace it, Windows Meeting Spaces (or whatever it is called in Vista now) isn't even included in the Win7 beta, or at least I can't find it if it is.
But, do read it up once.
There is also a Wikipedia note on the same.
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We have tried it and it does work in XP mode (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx) but it is not something we really want our users to have.
Neil
yes Netmeeting does work in Win 7 but I can't use the Sharing function (it was grey out and can't be selected). Other user who can continue to share their apps/desktop.
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For support purposes: Microsoft's Offer Remote Assistance is better than Netmeeting.
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It can be configured to allow admins to assist without issue and allows users to view while support is occurring.
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- 'Restore down' (i.e. un-maximize) the VM window to get access to the tools menu
- Select 'Disable integration Features' from the 'tools' menu
- (Re)maximize the VM window
- (Re)launch Netmeeting only after previous steps were complete
- (Re)join any call you were in where you wanted to share an app or your desktop
- Share like you did before Windows 7
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Netmeeting works in Windows 7. Here's how, assuming that you are connecting to a private network.
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- Install XP virtual machine and run it
- In the title bar,
Tools->Settings->Networking
- Change the adapter from NAT to your installed hardware network adapter
- Setup VPN in the XP VM, run it, and connect to your private network
- Enable the windows firewall in the XP VM (optional but recommended)
Start->run->conf
- Configure netmeeting
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