How to Join Net Meetings

Microsoft NetMeeting is a communications program that allows you to chat with users over the Internet using voice and video. NetMeeting also allows users to use a virtual whiteboard, share a program and transfer files. The program comes installed with Microsoft Windows XP and earlier operating systems and was replaced by Windows Messenger in later versions.One of the most basic tasks in NetMeeting is joining a NetMeeting session that is hosted by another user. To do this, you'll need the IP address assigned to the computer to which you wish to connect.

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  Click the "Start" menu button, then click "Run." Type "conf.exe" into the text field and press the "Enter" key to launch NetMeeting.

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  Click the "Place Call" button in top right corner of the NetMeeting program window.

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  Type the IP address of the computer hosting the NetMeeting into the "To:" field. Choose the "Automatic" option from the "Using:" drop-down menu.

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  Click the "Call" button to contact the host computer. If the host computer is set to automatically receive calls (a settings that can be toggled from the "File" menu), you will join the current NetMeeting session in progress. Otherwise, the host computer user must approve the incoming call before a connection is made.