Re: [Ekiga-list] System port and Ekiga

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

On 24/12/12 13:06, Antonio wrote:
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> Il 24/12/2012 12:56, Eugen Dedu ha scritto:
> > On 24/12/12 12:28, Antonio wrote:
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> > > Hello everyone.
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> > > Currently I use the latest version of Ekiga on Fedora 18
> > > Spherical Cow. My internet connection implicates an outdoor
> > > antenna equipped with a management software that includes a
> > > firewall (as well as other services like NAT, UPnP, DDNS, ...);
> > > this firewall has been configured to allow the SIP calls from and
> > > to Ekiga according to these information
> > > http://wiki.ekiga.org/index.php/Internet_ports_used_by_Ekiga.
> > >
> > > Even the firewall of Fedora is actived but it seems not affect
> > > Ekiga work although its ports are not open nor any SIP services
> > > are permitted. Ekiga works fine.
> >
> > Glad to see that ekiga works fine for you!
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> Hi Eugen. :)
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> > > Is it a correct behavior in your opinion ?
> >
> > I do not understand well the question.  Is it: is it normal that
> > ekiga works when antenna firewall is open and computer firewall is
> > not open especially for ekiga?
>
> Exactly.

I do not know exactly how firewall implementations work.  Maybe the 
computer firewall opens by default some known ports, or maybe you have 
told it sometime ago to open ports used by ekiga.  I cannot say more on 
this subject :o(

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Eugen