Comments on: How to Videoconference Linux and Windows with Ekiga http://maketecheasier.com/videoconference-linux-and-windows-with-ekiga/2009/08/05 Uncomplicating the complicated, making life easier Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pclg9153 http://maketecheasier.com/videoconference-linux-and-windows-with-ekiga/2009/08/05#comment-17527 Pclg9153 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:46:47 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=6187#comment-17527 In spite of my better judgment I finally in desperation dropped the firewall on my NAT switch and on my desktop and still am getting a message, "registration failed, blocked."<br>As my router is a customized 2Wire provided by my ISP which includes allowing H323, I have a hard time believing they are blocking upstream. Could be though as they are a telco. Don't want me using free VOIP????<br>Oh well, later I guess, can't stay awake anymore. In spite of my better judgment I finally in desperation dropped the firewall on my NAT switch and on my desktop and still am getting a message, “registration failed, blocked.”
As my router is a customized 2Wire provided by my ISP which includes allowing H323, I have a hard time believing they are blocking upstream. Could be though as they are a telco. Don't want me using free VOIP????
Oh well, later I guess, can't stay awake anymore.

]]> By: Skype for Linux (c?p nh?t 29/9/09) « Ph?n m?m ngu?n m? – Linux http://maketecheasier.com/videoconference-linux-and-windows-with-ekiga/2009/08/05#comment-10666 Skype for Linux (c?p nh?t 29/9/09) « Ph?n m?m ngu?n m? – Linux Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:54:51 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=6187#comment-10666 [...] có b?n ch?y trên Windows. Ekiga for Windows t?i v? t?i ?ây. Cách cài ??t xem t?i ?ây. Linphone c?ng nh? Ekiga, d?a trên giao th?c SIP (Session Initiation Protocol ), m?t [...] [...] có b?n ch?y trên Windows. Ekiga for Windows t?i v? t?i ?ây. Cách cài ??t xem t?i ?ây. Linphone c?ng nh? Ekiga, d?a trên giao th?c SIP (Session Initiation Protocol ), m?t [...]

]]> By: Video Conference http://maketecheasier.com/videoconference-linux-and-windows-with-ekiga/2009/08/05#comment-9418 Video Conference Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:44:55 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=6187#comment-9418 I’ve had mixed success over time when it comes to choosing the correct input and output devices, but to be perfectly honest I think it probably has more to do with the quirky hardware on my Windows machine. Windows machine is also one of the only places where the Windows and Linux config screens differ by much. Such a nice information. I’ve had mixed success over time when it comes to choosing the correct input and output devices, but to be perfectly honest I think it probably has more to do with the quirky hardware on my Windows machine.

Windows machine is also one of the only places where the Windows and Linux config screens differ by much. Such a nice information.

]]> By: Video Conference http://maketecheasier.com/videoconference-linux-and-windows-with-ekiga/2009/08/05#comment-23126 Video Conference Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:44:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=6187#comment-23126 I’ve had mixed success over time when it comes to choosing the correct input and output devices, but to be perfectly honest I think it probably has more to do with the quirky hardware on my Windows machine. Windows machine is also one of the only places where the Windows and Linux config screens differ by much. Such a nice information. I’ve had mixed success over time when it comes to choosing the correct input and output devices, but to be perfectly honest I think it probably has more to do with the quirky hardware on my Windows machine.

Windows machine is also one of the only places where the Windows and Linux config screens differ by much. Such a nice information.

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]]> By: beccon http://maketecheasier.com/videoconference-linux-and-windows-with-ekiga/2009/08/05#comment-9201 beccon Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:54:07 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=6187#comment-9201 Ekiga is a nice program which we use for many years now for videoconferencing - from the days on it was Gnomemeeting. This ist the first time I actually see someone trying the Windows version of it. For the time beeing I'm still with Linphone which is more compact, easier to use/configure and - despite of its name - has a nice Windows version. It helps that the Ubuntu pagages come with H263. The images above show that they had choosen H261 video and PCMA (G711) audio codec. (codecs determine the way video and audio data is compressed and transmitted over the wire) There is no problem with those codecs other then they use a lot of bandwith. So it would probably not work with a DSL connection. I chose to download the h263 plugin of opal (the VoIP library) and put it above in the codec ordering (settings video codecs) The same goes for the preferred audio codec (which in my case is GSM - but Speex or iLBC could be good as well) I manage to connect to the following video phones (Windows and Linux) - Ekiga - Linphone - XLite (Windows only) via my Asterisk server. I even managed to hold a simple 3 way conference with Asterisk and the conference application. (one can only see one counterpart but is able to select this by DTMF) Hope this helps. Its fun to videoconference around the world at zero cost. Conrad Ekiga is a nice program which we use for many years now for videoconferencing – from the days on it was Gnomemeeting. This ist the first time I actually see someone trying the Windows version of it.

For the time beeing I’m still with Linphone which is more compact, easier to use/configure and – despite of its name – has a nice Windows version. It helps that the Ubuntu pagages come with H263.

The images above show that they had choosen H261 video and PCMA (G711) audio codec. (codecs determine the way video and audio data is compressed and transmitted over the wire) There is no problem with those codecs other then they use a lot of bandwith. So it would probably not work with a DSL connection.

I chose to download the h263 plugin of opal (the VoIP library) and put it above in the codec ordering (settings video codecs) The same goes for the preferred audio codec (which in my case is GSM – but Speex or iLBC could be good as well)

I manage to connect to the following video phones (Windows and Linux)

- Ekiga
- Linphone
- XLite (Windows only)

via my Asterisk server. I even managed to hold a simple 3 way conference with Asterisk and the conference application. (one can only see one counterpart but is able to select this by DTMF)

Hope this helps. Its fun to videoconference around the world at zero cost.

Conrad

]]> By: beccon http://maketecheasier.com/videoconference-linux-and-windows-with-ekiga/2009/08/05#comment-23125 beccon Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:54:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=6187#comment-23125 Ekiga is a nice program which we use for many years now for videoconferencing - from the days on it was Gnomemeeting. This ist the first time I actually see someone trying the Windows version of it. For the time beeing I'm still with Linphone which is more compact, easier to use/configure and - despite of its name - has a nice Windows version. It helps that the Ubuntu pagages come with H263. The images above show that they had choosen H261 video and PCMA (G711) audio codec. (codecs determine the way video and audio data is compressed and transmitted over the wire) There is no problem with those codecs other then they use a lot of bandwith. So it would probably not work with a DSL connection. I chose to download the h263 plugin of opal (the VoIP library) and put it above in the codec ordering (settings video codecs) The same goes for the preferred audio codec (which in my case is GSM - but Speex or iLBC could be good as well) I manage to connect to the following video phones (Windows and Linux) - Ekiga - Linphone - XLite (Windows only) via my Asterisk server. I even managed to hold a simple 3 way conference with Asterisk and the conference application. (one can only see one counterpart but is able to select this by DTMF) Hope this helps. Its fun to videoconference around the world at zero cost. Conrad Ekiga is a nice program which we use for many years now for videoconferencing – from the days on it was Gnomemeeting. This ist the first time I actually see someone trying the Windows version of it.

For the time beeing I’m still with Linphone which is more compact, easier to use/configure and – despite of its name – has a nice Windows version. It helps that the Ubuntu pagages come with H263.

The images above show that they had choosen H261 video and PCMA (G711) audio codec. (codecs determine the way video and audio data is compressed and transmitted over the wire) There is no problem with those codecs other then they use a lot of bandwith. So it would probably not work with a DSL connection.

I chose to download the h263 plugin of opal (the VoIP library) and put it above in the codec ordering (settings video codecs) The same goes for the preferred audio codec (which in my case is GSM – but Speex or iLBC could be good as well)

I manage to connect to the following video phones (Windows and Linux)

- Ekiga
- Linphone
- XLite (Windows only)

via my Asterisk server. I even managed to hold a simple 3 way conference with Asterisk and the conference application. (one can only see one counterpart but is able to select this by DTMF)

Hope this helps. Its fun to videoconference around the world at zero cost.

Conrad

]]> By: Sean http://maketecheasier.com/videoconference-linux-and-windows-with-ekiga/2009/08/05#comment-9199 Sean Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:28:31 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=6187#comment-9199 I tried using Ekiga with a friend who uses Windows. He had a terrible experience with the Windows client though. It refused to operate with his webcam and he said the client even crashed. Unfortunately, we switched to Skype, which I don't like because they only have a second rate Qt client that hasn't been updated in more than a year and a half and consistently breaks (it often locks up on my system, sometimes not releases devices). It's also missing features found in the Windows client. I'm waiting for Epiphany to improve so I can use that with Google Talk. I tried using Ekiga with a friend who uses Windows. He had a terrible experience with the Windows client though. It refused to operate with his webcam and he said the client even crashed.

Unfortunately, we switched to Skype, which I don’t like because they only have a second rate Qt client that hasn’t been updated in more than a year and a half and consistently breaks (it often locks up on my system, sometimes not releases devices). It’s also missing features found in the Windows client.

I’m waiting for Epiphany to improve so I can use that with Google Talk.

]]> By: Sean http://maketecheasier.com/videoconference-linux-and-windows-with-ekiga/2009/08/05#comment-23124 Sean Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:28:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=6187#comment-23124 I tried using Ekiga with a friend who uses Windows. He had a terrible experience with the Windows client though. It refused to operate with his webcam and he said the client even crashed. Unfortunately, we switched to Skype, which I don't like because they only have a second rate Qt client that hasn't been updated in more than a year and a half and consistently breaks (it often locks up on my system, sometimes not releases devices). It's also missing features found in the Windows client. I'm waiting for Epiphany to improve so I can use that with Google Talk. I tried using Ekiga with a friend who uses Windows. He had a terrible experience with the Windows client though. It refused to operate with his webcam and he said the client even crashed.

Unfortunately, we switched to Skype, which I don’t like because they only have a second rate Qt client that hasn’t been updated in more than a year and a half and consistently breaks (it often locks up on my system, sometimes not releases devices). It’s also missing features found in the Windows client.

I’m waiting for Epiphany to improve so I can use that with Google Talk.

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