Re: [Ekiga-list] Newbie questions

[Polaris <polaris vfemail net>]

Re #1:  I was able to call another Ekiga user and had him call me. We 
were able to repeat that several times;  therefore the right ports are 
open - yet I keep getting the same annoying error message every time 
Ekiga starts.  [the problems in our connections were described on the 
thread: 'Ekiga test today'] What to do next?

Re #3:  Is echo problem common place with Ekiga and is a head set the 
only way to eliminate it?

Regarding Video Quality:
    My camera supports res up to 720p, Ekiga is suppose to support up 
to 480p but the picture I observed on my screen was rather poor. Besides 
lighting, is there anything I can do to improve the picture?


On 2/12/2013 12:19 PM, Eugen Dedu wrote:
> 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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