Re: [Ekiga-list] configuration

2008-02-28 Thread Damien Sandras
Hi John, Le mercredi 27 février 2008 à 09:52 +, John Hawley a écrit : > Thanks very much for your suggestion but minicom and similar text based > devices have now been supplanted with sms, and IM both of which are poor > substitutes for face to face talking. > > The irritating thing is that

Re: [Ekiga-list] h323 directory service

2008-02-28 Thread Damien Sandras
Le mercredi 27 février 2008 à 15:27 -0500, James C. Georgas a écrit : > I'm using ekiga, and I want to call someone who's using NetMeeting, but > we're both behind firewalls. Is it possible to use the addresses in the > ekiga.net phone book with the h323 protocol, rather than the SIP > protocol?

Re: [Ekiga-list] configuration

2008-02-28 Thread John Hawley
Thanks for your suggestions, I believe you have grasped the essence of the problem but perhaps there are one or two other points I should clarify; 1. It is my understanding that virtually all fixed broadband lines in the UK are via one of two routes; either Attached to the cable TV network whe

Re: [Ekiga-list] configuration

2008-02-28 Thread yannick
Hi, Le jeudi 28 février 2008 à 10:54 +, John Hawley a écrit : > Thanks for your suggestions, I believe you have grasped the essence of > the problem but perhaps there are one or two other points I should clarify; > > 1. It is my understanding that virtually all fixed broadband lines in > th

Re: [Ekiga-list] configuration

2008-02-28 Thread John Hawley
Good ideas coming in thick and fast! most seem to involve Ekiga 3.00 and the H.264 codec As I suspected, 256k, If we can use it effectively, should be able to generate usable video - the trick is how best to use the bandwidth. The question is now - How do we try this out? (assuming Ekiga 3.00

[Ekiga-list] Error tips

2008-02-28 Thread Edward Dunagin
When I started my system this am, Ekiga would not start. I got the following errors: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ (ekiga:10612): Gnome-WARNING **: invalid gnome config path '=/section/key' (ekiga:10612): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: /build/buildd/glib2.0-2.14.1/gobject/gsignal.c:1019: unable to lookup signa

Re: [Ekiga-list] configuration

2008-02-28 Thread Shawn Adams
Damien, My suggestion would be to add 2 config parameters, perhaps not necessary, but perhaps helpful: #1 set "do not fragment" option - this would cause ekiga to set all outbound video and/or audio frames, or leave it default, which i believe is already set "do not fragment" #2 set DSCP to