Video Conferencing Behind a Firewall? 42
JShadow21 asks: "I work at a research lab at a hospital. We want to collaborate with colleagues across the pond via video conferencing however the firewall here is very restrictive. There are way too many ports that needed to be opened for H.323 to work so the IT guys won't do that. What alternatives are there? I was considering using an SSH proxy in order to use Netmeeting, or else possibly a web based solution."
Re:Keep it simple...go with NetMeeting. (Score:3, Funny)
After that has been processed you will recieve form 4208XX which needs to be filled out within 12 hours (!!!) and refiled (in triplicate, of course) to the same people plus the organizational director of document services. Don't worry, after that you only have to wait 6 to 8 weeks for them to approve or deny your request.
Or you could just go right to the IT guys and buy them lunch as someone else suggested. But isn't the red tape method more rewarding in the end?
-David