Re: [Ekiga-list] STUN support on Windows XP

[Eugen Dedu <Eugen Dedu pu-pm univ-fcomte fr>]

Jacob Beard wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just installed the latest Ekiga on Windows XP. When installing, it
> said that it was unable to automatically configure my network, and
> directed me to the page instructing me to set up port forwarding. This
> would be fine, except my Linksys WRT54G2 seems to be having some
> trouble with port forwarding... maybe after I upgrade the firmware,
> this will have changed. In the meantime, I tried to manually configure
> STUN, but was unable to find the option in the place where it was
> located on Ekiga 2.0, namely Protocols -> Network Settings. Is STUN
> supported in the current Windows build?

Hi,

STUN option (boolean) was removed from the GUI in 3.0 (if I remember 
correctly) and was added back in 3.2.

Still, in 3.0 you can check it on/off in gconf settings, 
.gconf/apps/ekiga/general/nat - disable_stun.  I do not know in Windows 
where these gconf settings are stored.

You can execute ekiga -d 4 | grep STUN to see if it is used (if it is 
used, you will see a line such as "STUN server replied Symmetric NAT (or 
other type of NAT)).  See 
http://wiki.ekiga.org/index.php/Debugging_Ekiga#Debugging_Ekiga_on_Windows 
to see how to use -d 4 on Windows.

The purpose of STUN is to allow private addresses (when your machine is 
behind a NAT, or a router allowing several computers to connect to 
Internet) to still use VoIP software (and others).  So, with few 
exceptions, you need it, and it is on by default.

--
Eugen