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Troubleshooting Windows CU-SeeMe

Some trouble-shooting information for users of the Windows CU-SeeMe client. Thanks a-plenty to Jonn Martell.


Question: Does CU-SeeMe work under NT?

Answer: Richard Collins said:

CU-Seeme does work fine with version 3.5. There are only two capture boards with drivers included on the NT 3.5 CD-ROM. If I remember correctly they are the Spigot and the Bravo. I swapped my VBSE for a Spigot and it works just fine. I've searched the net and haven't found much else for capturing.


Question: Why am I having "get hostname" errors?

Answer: Jonn Martell suggests:

Every machine on the Internet has an IP number, and in most cases, there is an associated IP name assigned to that IP number. This "IP name to IP number assignment" is done by your local system administrators (the people who gave the connection its original IP number).

When using any type of connection, if you get a hostname error (using CU-SeeMe, WinVN, Trumpet News Reader, or others), this means that whoever is giving you the connection (direct network, PPP, or SLIP) has not assigned an IP name to your IP connection.

You may be able to fix this problem by contacting your local network administrator or adding a fake name in the HOSTS file on your local machine. This is not a CU-SeeMe problem and there is nothing you can do until the IP name has been provided by your service provider or is entered in the local HOST file.

If your are using Trumpet Winsock, look in the HOST file and add the IP number of your connection and a fake IP name. This might be tricky since if you are using a dial-up connection, this IP number might change for every connection. The IP number of the connection is usually provided when you first connect.

If you need to check the IP name or number, get a Winsock program called WS_PING.ZIP. When you start it, you will get a "Local Hostname:" that will tell you whether or not the IP number you are using has a corresponding IP name. WS_PING.ZIP is available from CICA and all mirrors including ftp.cdrom.com.

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