Is there an IM client that will allow voice chat from behind a firewall?

November 22, 2004 10:10 PM

Is there an IM client that will allow voice chat from behind a firewall? I can change my settings but the person I'm trying to talk to is sitting behind a Linksys router with default firewall settings and is unwilling to let me change them.
posted by Krrrlson to Computers & Internet (6 answers total)

I use skype for VoIP, and it can pretty much work though anything you throw at it. Works fine with my Linksys router with no port forwarding. It has IM features as well (text chat, file transfer).
posted by mrgavins at 10:22 PM on November 22, 2004

yeah. I agree with mrgavins--try skype. I use it behind a VERY restrictive university firewell. In fact, it's one of the few IM clients that can even make it through by default.
posted by jabberwock at 1:05 AM on November 23, 2004

third for skype (in fact last time this came up, i realised i should be worried about how easily it goes through my firewall - at some point i must check how it works...)
posted by andrew cooke at 4:23 AM on November 23, 2004

Here you go, andrew cooke. Also a bit more here and here.
posted by littlegreenlights at 6:08 AM on November 23, 2004

thanks. so they use ssh, http or https if necessary. can't blame them - we did the same :o)
posted by andrew cooke at 6:13 AM on November 23, 2004

bleagh. not ssh. sorry.
posted by andrew cooke at 6:14 AM on November 23, 2004