The NetMeeting COM interface lets programmers design feature-rich collaborative software. Using the NetMeeting COM interface, developers can create applications that let users work together over local or remote networks. Local instances of the application, running on each person's computer, can communicate with each other using the NetMeeting data channel.

This tutorial demonstrates how to use the NetMeeting data channel, using the Chat sample application (included in the NetMeeting SDK) as a working example.

The code in this tutorial has been simplified to highlight the important parts of the Chat application. For more details, see the Chat sample application included in the samples folder of your NetMeeting SDK directory.

Who Should Use the NetMeeting Data Channel Tutorial?

Limitations of the NetMeeting Data Channel Tutorial

Creating a Data Channel