Re: [Ekiga-list] A couple ekiga annoyances
Ken wrote: > Thanks! Although there is no + key on any telephone that I know of, I can > imagine > that they (and dashes) might be legal in SIP URL's. Most, if not all, mobile phones have '+' keys. Contact managers for mobile phone dialers therefore use + signs instead of the international dialing prefix. In my opinion, this will become more of a dilemma as ENUM become popular, and people store only one phone number in their contact manager, and expect it to be routed by SIP if possible. ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
Re: [Ekiga-list] Dialing 1-800 numbers in the US
On 10/30/07, JCA wrote: > This does sound plausible - for better > or worse, Skype seems to have more financial muscle than Ekiga at this > point in time. I would hazard a guess that it is a loss leader for Skype or their partner. By Ekiga you actually mean ekiga.net - which is a spare time project of a couple of people here. ekiga.net gets no financial support from the community that I am aware of (except maybe a small commission from diamondcard - I don't know.) I don't think they asked for any support. ekiga.net is optimised for voip-to-voip calls to build a community around the Ekiga software. voip-to-voip needs much less resources. I have not tried to use the 1800 service through freeworlddialup for a year or two. I do recall difficulties with it. I don't understand why freeworlddialup doesn't have the muscle to keep the 1800 service going consistently. Unlike ekiga.net, it is based in the US. Perhaps they just have other fish to fry, or insufficient phone lines. Therefore my advice would be - if you are in the US, get Asterisk or similar and a line card - and hook it up to your landline. If you are outside the US, 1. try ekiga.net first - if the 1800 number is not reachable by ekiga.net then 2. register with a kind friend in the US with Asterisk, or 3. register with a paid SIP or H323 provider - you can probably get calls to the US, including 1800, for around one cent per minute, but maybe you will find someone willing to throw in 1800 free-of-charge (if you do please let us know.) ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
Re: [Ekiga-list] Dialing 1-800 numbers in the US
On 10/29/07, JCA wrote: > I hate to bring up the "S" word (it royally pisses me off when > Skype can do something that Ekiga can't) but the fact is that I have > yet to come across a single 1800 number in the US that Skype can't > reach at no charge. This without registering to anything other than > Skype. > >How come that Skype can do it whereas Ekiga can't? Skype has paid contracts with long-distance providers, ekiga.net relies on those available free-of-charge through the likes of freeworlddialup. I am expect Skype has leverage with one of its providers to properly terminate all 1-800 calls without charging you. If you register your copy of Ekiga with a SIP provider that has POTS relationships, then you will probably get better 1-800 service. ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
Re: [Ekiga-list] ekiga 2.0.11 Cant find pwlib?
On 10/11/07, alex wrote: > I disabled avahi support - is this a bad idea? I have compiled it in the past with avahi disabled - no problem. > What will be missing from > the program if I do this? Only the ability for agents to discover each other on the LAN using zeroconf aka Apple Bonjour. Someone else will have to answer regarding your linker error, however. I know little enough about the Linux linker, and the Solaris linker is completely out of my ken. ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
Re: [Ekiga-list] Dialing 1-800 numbers in the US
On 10/11/07, JCA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> I am trying to dial a 1-800 number in the US using Ekiga and my > >>> Ekiga PC-to-Phone account. When I do so, I get a recording to the > >>> effect that such number is not free from my current location, and that > >>> international calling fees will be charged if I proceed. This is kind > >>> of galling, for I am calling from the US. > >>> > >>> Is it at all possible to call 1-800 numbers at no charge with Ekiga? > >> > >> Yes, it is. > >> > >> Just get a free account on http://ekiga.net > >> and dial : > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > It doesn't work for me. I do have an ekiga.net account, I do have a > > PC-to-phone account, I can use them both all right, but if I try the > > recipe above I get a fleeting message that says Security Check Failed. > > I notice that nobody has addressed this. Could somebody please > confirm that these numbers can be reached as indicated in the reply > above? Like I said, it does not work for me; in fact, all the recipes > for 1800 numbers in the US listed in > http://wiki.ekiga.org/index.php/Fun_Numbers fail in the way I > described. Since I have an account at ekiga.net and I can make calls > to ordinary phones, I must be missing something that prevents me from > using the 1800 recipes. Feedback on what might be missing would be > most welcome. Do the other Fun Numbers work for you? ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
Re: [Ekiga-list] call termination is unnoticed
On 10/12/07, Michael wrote: > Forgive me for not be so tech savvy, but if you or anyone in the community > can give me step by step instructions in Xubuntu I would be more then happy > to post a -d 4 output . http://wiki.ekiga.org/index.php/Debugging_Ekiga#How_to_get_a_debug_output_from_Ekiga ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
Re: [Ekiga-list] ekiga 2.0.11 install
On 9/29/07, Zachary Zelinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the information, but I do already have all three packages from > ekiga.org. The issue is not those packages, it is that during my ekiga > build, it says I cannot continue because the build requires the opal > headers. There is a version of the opal-dev package in synaptic, but that > version of the headers requires that I install an older version of opal, > effectively stopping my ekiga installation. Is there a place to get the opal > headers that match the 2.2.11 opal files? This is what I need to continue > building ekiga. > Zach - I missed your question but you have confused me. Please list exactly which three packages you downloaded. ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
Re: [Ekiga-list] ekiga 2.0.11 install
On 9/29/07, Zachary Zelinski wrote: > Thanks for the information, but I do already have all three packages from > ekiga.org. The issue is not those packages, it is that during my ekiga > build, it says I cannot continue because the build requires the opal > headers. There is a version of the opal-dev package in synaptic, but that > version of the headers requires that I install an older version of opal, > effectively stopping my ekiga installation. Is there a place to get the opal > headers that match the 2.2.11 opal files? This is what I need to continue > building ekiga. > Zach - I am afraid I missed your question but you have confused me. 1. Please list exactly which three packages you downloaded. 2. What is your reason for building ekiga rather than downloading the binary? It is not normally necessary for Ubuntu on x86. David ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
Re: [Ekiga-list] ekiga 2.0.11 install
Hello Zach On 9/29/07, Zachary Zelinski wrote: > Using Ubuntu Feisty. I have installed pwlib and opal from the files in the > download section of the Ekiga site. When I try to install ekiga using > ,./configure, make, and make install, it says I need the opal headers. So I > go to my synaptic package manager and install the opal-dev package there, > but it says I need to install opal-2.2.0. I cannot install one without the > other. So I do that, and now ekiga "./configure" is telling me I have the > wrong version of Opal. > > How do I get the newest opal headers so I can install ekiga? Do you have a > tar.gz of these headers that I might be able to use? I need them as soon as > possible! It is easiest to either get all three as deb packages (ekiga opal and pwlib) or to compile all three from source (./configure, make etc) to make sure you have matching versions. So I suggest you remove those header packages that synaptic found, and then install the ekiga deb from http://www.ekiga.org/ Reason to get all packages from the same place is that many recent ekiga bug fixes are actually not in ekiga but in opal and pwlib. Therefore the pwlib and opal packages on www.ekiga.org are actually development snapshots, rather that official releases - these snapshots match ekiga best. 2.0.9 packages for Ubuntu are at http://www.ekiga.org/ 2.0.11 packages in Debian sid may also interest you. David ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
Re: [Ekiga-list] Info on calling normal phones?
On 8/5/07, Topher Hunt wrote: > Can anyone tell me how Ekiga's calling credit system works? Are rates > comparable to those of Skype? Does Ekiga support calls to Germany, South > Africa, Nicaragua, Mexico, Taiwan, etc.? Ekiga is a client - (technically called a 'user agent'). One advantage over Skype is that you can shop around for SIP or H.323 providers, many of which offer pc-to-phone rates that beat Skype handsomely, and free calls to other SIP users. > Does Ekiga support voicemails? If > so, is there an option to save voicemails on the remote server (like webmail > does) until I choose to delete them? And finally: does Ekiga's PC-to-phone > sound quality match up to Skype? These again depend on the provider you choose. Many SIP providers can e-mail your voicemails to you, so you will be in total control of them from that point. -- David ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
Re: [Ekiga-list] Failed to authenticate
On 7/21/07, Raj Mohan Kovilath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Also when I try to register Asterisk with ekiga.net I get the following > error: > > Registration for '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' timed out, trying again (Attempt #1) > -- Got SIP response 406 "Not Acceptable" back from 86.64.162.35 This is an Asterisk question not an ekiga one. Have you configured Asterisk to register to a SIP server (ekiga.net runs SER, if I recall correctly) not an AIX one? If you are not sure how to fix Asterisk, a useful next step will be to test Ekiga directly with a SIP server (that will rule out ekiga and ekiga.net, and tell you if there is a problem with routing.) Best, David ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
Re: [Ekiga-list] Configuring Ekiga with proxy/authentication
On 7/21/07, michel memeteau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The best way to ba able to use SIP with a http proxy is to use wengophone > with a wengo account, they have an http server in Paris to tunnel your SIP > traffic. if you are on Windows there is also the real tunnel solution which > would work with ekiga. > > Maybe Ekiga druid should tell somthing about the http proxy case . > That sounds nice. How could the druid test for an http proxy? -- David ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
Re: [Ekiga-list] Configuring Ekiga with proxy/authentication
On 7/19/07, Rafael wrote: > I facing problems with the configuration of my ekiga, > > . i couldn't connect to remote host > . and my registration failed > > What was already made: > > . an account was created > . configuration procedures were followed using the configuration druid, > > Questions: > > . how can i test if ekiga can access the internet? (i use a connection with > proxy and authentication). Do you mean a SIP proxy? Then if ekiga connects to the internet, you will see at least 1 account registered at the bottom of the main window. Or an http/ftp proxy and authentication? > And if it can't, could anyone give me a > suggestion to fix it? If the only way to the internet is via an http/ftp proxy then you can't fix it. Ekiga can only punch through NAT firewalls, or firewalls with explicit SIP support. You will need to politely ask your firewall administrator to open the ports for you as described in the wiki. -- David ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
Re: [Ekiga-list] gnome-doc-utils
> Le vendredi 06 juillet 2007 à 23:43 +0100, David Ford a écrit : > > Thanks David > > It looks like it's not going to work - gnome-doc-utils compiled OK after > > I installed libxslt-devel, but after all that it turned out I need > > gtk+-2 and fc3 uses gtk+-1.2 - so no ekiga until I upgrade to fc6 or so > > by the looks of things. > > That's a lot of work for very little gain at this time. It'll have to > > wait until I become irritated enough with fc3! You may be mistaken. I am not a Fedora user, but AFAICT Fedora Core 3 contains gnome 2.8 and gtk2-2.4.13 (I think Red Hat tried to fool you by omitting the + from the rpm name. As you noticed, FC3 also contains gtk+-1.2.10) However, FC3 pre-dates Ekiga 2.0 by about 2 years. Ekiga 2.0 only compiles with fairly recent versions of gnome. It is likely to work on gnome 2.12 or later, and was first officially released with gnome 2.14 in spring 2006. The current release, 2.0.9, is mostly tested with gnome 2.18 and 2.19.(Even numbered releases of gnome come out every 6 months.) You probably want to get a more recent version of gnome on your machine (I think yum and apt4rpm can do that.) -- David ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
Re: [Ekiga-list] gnome-doc-utils
On 7/6/07, David Ford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > Fedora Core 3 > Trying to build from sources > pwlib - biutl OK > opal - built OK > ekiga - fails - No package 'gnome-doc-utils' found > > I've hunted around and read almost all the Gnome Documentation Project > pages but I can't find an rpm or even the sources for this. Does anyone > know where to find them? Maybe it's possible to build ekiga without the > documentation? ?? gnome-doc-utils is part of the standard GNOME distribution If you really can't find the right rpms in your normal Fedora repository, you could download the source tarball from gnome.org, for example from here: http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/desktop/2.18/2.18.3/sources/ -- David ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
Re: [Ekiga-list] INFORMATION
On 7/3/07, Javi Jimenez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a Nintendo DS console and there is a guy who is making a homebrew > program for the console in order to use it as a phone. > So, he has released a compatibility test application to check free SIP > accounts, and I would like to know these parameteres which are required in > such application: > > SERVER="sip.dns-hosting.info" > USER="2233445566" > PASSWORD="12345" > DOMAIN="sip2sip.info" > Thanks, and I hope you can provide me with that information. > Perhaps ekiga is not supported who knows... > 2007/7/3, Damien Sandras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > ekiga.net Perhaps you did not realise that Damien already sent you the answer? Did you test it yet? David ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga/OpenMCU issues
On 6/27/07, Julien Puydt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Raj Mohan Kovilath wrote: > > When testing Ekiga 2.0.0 > > You've got to be kidding... didn't we release *nine* bugfix releases > since then!? I suspect a typo - he lists Ekiga 2.0.9 later in the message. ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
Re: [Ekiga-list] Amarok coders try on VOIP ... skype wins ?
On 6/22/07, Damien Sandras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>Interresting review for VOIP on linux ... ekiga finish quite well it > > >>seems > > >> > > >>http://amarok.kde.org/blog/archives/424-VoIP-Screw-it!.html > > > > > >If the UI is the only problem they can find, then I think 3.00 will > > >please them. It seems the other problem was "robot voices in conference rooms". I suppose it would be nice to know whose conference server they used, and which codecs were in use. -- David ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] Ekiga Win32 automatic builds? was Re: Ekiga on Windows, Video problem
On 6/16/07, Vincent Luba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > By the way ? Are there automatic builds of ekiga Win32 ? because > http://snapshots.seconix.com/win32/ seems to be old ? > > Yes, on SVN under ekiga/win32/ path. > Vincent, do you mean here? http://svn.gnome.org/viewcvs/ekiga/trunk/win32/ I don't see them. ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
[Ekiga-list] [OT] Re: About multi user video conferencing
On 5/3/07, Francisco Rivas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Look, in my company we need an audio/video conferencing tool what support > share presentations and file transfer, but we need an open source (gpl) > software, Since you don't mind integration, have you looked at the Croquet SDK ? http://www.croquetconsortium.org/ Croquet is open source and has 3D audio conferincing, and allows users to share presentations, desktop applications and videos. However it needs a fast 3D accelerator on each PC. Hope that helps, David ___ ekiga-list mailing list ekiga-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/ekiga-list
