Re: [Ekiga-list] Running Multiple Computers with Ekiga behind same NAT firewall

[Paul Jones <raptorman18 gmail com>]

On 05/24/2011 03:10 PM, Eugen Dedu wrote:
> On 24/05/11 20:23, Paul Jones wrote:
>> On 05/24/2011 08:16 AM, Eugen Dedu wrote:
>>> On 24/05/11 07:25, Dave Koelmeyer wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 24 May, 2011,at 03:12 PM, Paul Jones<raptorman18 gmail com>  
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>   Hi, new to list and to Ekiga and SIP in general.
>>>>>
>>>>>   Basically, I'm asking if running multiple computers with Ekiga
>>>>> behind
>>>>>   the same NAT firewall, and each machine will be a different user
>>>>> with a
>>>>>   different user account.
>>>>>
>>>>>   Basically, the way I'm trying to do it is by specifying a port
>>>>> other
>>>>>   than 5060 for the other computer. I've been using port 5046 for the
>>>>>   other machine, and forwarding that port to the other machine, and
>>>>>   changing the Ekiga setting in gconf-editor. But this does not
>>>>> seem to
>>>>>   work for me.
>>>>>
>>>>>   By "not work", i mean, the presence notification seems to work, but
>>>>> the
>>>>>   echo-test does not work properly, because i can't see the "remote"
>>>>> video.
>>>>>
>>>>>   (i test the presence notification by having myself in my own buddy
>>>>> list)
>>>>>
>>>>>   So, am I going about it wrong, or is what I'm trying just not
>>>>> possible.
>>>>
>>>> Hi Paul,
>>>>
>>>> I might be misunderstanding this, but does this help?
>>>>
>>>> http://wiki.ekiga.org/index.php/Ekiga_behind_a_NAT_router#I_have_2_Ekiga_behind_a_NAT_using_STUN:_they_can.27t_communicate
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> You're right, but this tells that the two internal computers cannot
>>> communicate to each other.
>>>
>>> However, they should communicate simultaneously with computers from
>>> Internet, such as echo test for ex.  Changing 5060 port is not needed
>>> for that.
>>>
>>> If only one computer runs ekiga, does it work?  Finally, be sure to
>>> use 3.2.7, since it fixed a bug like this.
>>>
>> Hi, i just looked at this again. I turned on ekiga in one computer, then
>> turned it on in the other. ON the first computer, everything worked, I
>> could see that my user on the machine was on, i could see that the user
>> on the other machine was also online. Echo test also worked, (i got
>> "remote video").
>
> Do you use 3.2.7?
>

Oh sorry, yes, it is 3.2.7 on both machines. Machine 1 is debian squeeze on 32 bit and machine 2 is debian Sid on 64 bit.

PJ

I may have taken ekiga from Sid on the squeeze machine but that shouldn't matter here.