Re: [Ekiga-list] Ekiga to LifeSize videoconferencing

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

Steve Corwin wrote:
> I found this list while researching how to get Ekiga to connect to a
> LifeSize videoconferencing unit, so I thought I should report that I did
> get it to work.
> 
> My PC is running Ekiga 3.2.5 on Debian 5.0 with kernel version 2.6.26.
> Ekiga was installed from from ekiga_3.2.5-1~bpo50+1_i386.deb and
> libopal3.6.4_3.6.4~dfsg-1~bpo50+1_i386.deb, both downloaded from
> http://blaniel.free.fr/debian/lenny-backports/.  Initially I could see
> the video from the LifeSize with Ekiga, but couldn't see video from
> Ekiga on the LifeSize even though the video was visible on my screen.  I
> installed the non-free plugins from
> libopal3.6.4-plugins-nonfree_3.6.4~dfsg-1~bpo50+1_i386.deb, and now I
> have video and audio working in both directions.
> 
> To connect to the LifeSize I use h.323, so the address looks like
> "h323:10.40.12.10".  So far I've only used it on the local subnet,
> inside the firewall, so there can't be any firewall or NAT issues.
> 
> Thanks for writing Ekiga!

Glad to hear it!

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Eugen