Re: [Ekiga-list] Newbie questions

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

On 12/02/13 20:08, Polaris wrote:
> Hi, just installed Ekiga and have the following questions:
>
> 1. Connectivity: Every time Ekiga starts I get the following error message:
>
> http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/577/ekigaporterror.jpg/
>
> I have since manually opened all the required ports and verified that
> they are open with PFPortChecker but the same error message still pops
> up. In both Echo and Call back tests, I hear and see myself so is
> everything working properly and if so how do I prevent this message from
> appearing?

Check whether you can be called too.  See 
http://wiki.ekiga.org/index.php/Understanding_NAT/firewall_issues_with_SIP_clients_%28eg_ekiga%29 
for some information.

> 2. To confirm that I am getting out there and to see how things work, I
> wanted to call someone but every person I tried in the address book was
> unavailable. Would someone be so kind as to make themselves available
> for a short chat (I can make myself available during most of the day and
> am in GMT - 8 )?
>
> 3. Audio: During the tests there was a lot of echo even after I enabled
> echo cancellation in preferences. What can I do to improve the sound?

Echo cancellation is not high quality.  Buy a headset.

> 4. Video: Is there a way to make the video conference window occupy the
> whole screen (my monitor is set to 1024x768)?

Use fullscreen in View menu during conversation.

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Eugen