[Ekiga-list] Router problem

[Damien Sandras]

Hello,

Le samedi 13 janvier 2007 à 19:06 +0000, Keith Powell a écrit :
> Hello.
> 
> I have just bought a web cam and am trying to get Ekiga working, but 
> without much success! As this is my first attempt at setting up 'web 
> chatting', I am very much a newbie. So sorry if this is a very basic 
> question.
> 
> When I run Ekiga, without even trying to connect, the TX/RX light on 
> my router immediately comes on and stays on permanently. The only way 
> to stop it being on, is to switch the router off. It stays on even 
> when I have shut ekiga down. Whilst it is on, the router is blocked 
> and cannot be used for anything. 
> 

So Ekiga is crashing your router. 

Wouldn't you have a router that supposedly supports SIP and has a bug?

[...]

> I have been told that, in order to get Linux 'chat' programs sending 
> and receiving, I need the forwarding ports open in my router:
> 
> Start 6890
> End 6900
> UDP 5060
> TCP  1720
> 

That's wrong. (Check the FAQ)

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