Re: [Ekiga-list] Fedora 12 testing packages for NAT traversal support

[Bob Goodwin <bobgoodwin wildblue net>]

On 24/04/10 16:41, yannick wrote:
> Le samedi 24 avril 2010 à 16:07 -0400, Bob Goodwin a écrit :
>    
> > On 24/04/10 15:57, David Ford wrote:
> >      
> > > Thanks Yannick and Chipper
> > > I will do a fresh install of FC 12 and give it a try
> > > Thanks again
> > > David
> > >
> > > On 24/04/10 11:21, yannick wrote:
> > >        
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > Chipper did binary packages for Fedora 12 including the NAT traversal
> > > > patch (add STUN support for the audio and video streams).
> > > >
> > > > Please test them and report here:
> > > > http://ekiga.net/yannick/f12/
> > > >
> > > > (You just need to install opal-3.6.6-1.1.fc12.i686.rpm if your using the
> > > > 32 bits version of Fedora, or opal-3.6.6-1.1.fc12.x86_64.rpm if you're
> > > > using the 64 bits version)
> > > >
> > > > Many thanks to Chipper.
> > > >
> > > > Best regards,
> > > > Yannick
> > > >
> > > > _______________________________________________
> > > >          
> > >        
> >      What is "opal?" Is it a replacement for Ekiga? Can I install it on
> >      my F-12 box here? Must I remove Ekiga first?
> >
> >      Bob
> >      
> OPAL is an Ekiga dependency.
>
> Among other libraries, Ekiga use mainly PTLIB and OPAL.
> PTLIB basically offer the hardware management part, while OPAL basically
> offers protocols (like H323, SIP) and codecs (like speex, H261,...).
> The website for PTLIB and OPAL is here: http://www.opalvoip.org/
>
> Ekiga is build on them. You already have OPAL installed. The version I
> propose is the same as the one you have already + a small patch for
> better NAT traversal support of the audio and video streams.
>
> You just have to install as I told in the first message, it should just
> replace the existing OPAL. Then use Ekiga as usual. (There is no need to
> change the Ekiga package, the patch is small and it is binary
> compatible)
>
> Best regards,
> Yannick
>    

   Good I will try it, probably tomorrow. Thanks for the explanation.

   Bob


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